Playing Since: 1975
Experience Level: Purty Good

carlb has made 11 recent additions to Fiddle Hangout 

Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Retired Biochemist

Gender: Male
Age: 83

My Instruments:
I play a 1950s Maggini copy and lion's head 1 which sounds better than lion's head 2 (both of the lion's head with tongues).

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Emmett Lundy, Luther Strong, William Stepp, Melvin Wine, Ed Haley, French Carpenter, Members of the Hammons family, Doc White, Glen Smith, Wilson Douglas, Arthur Smith, and more.

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Created 2/2/2008
Last Visit 6/22/2026

Play fiddle (1975), banjo (1973), guitar (1958), clarinet (1952), jug, wooden spoons (~1992), tin whistle (1973), recorder (1948), have abandon piano (1948-1972) and sing folk songs (as soon as I could talk). Love to jam. I often stumble on new ways of playing tunes while interacting with other musicians, not that I remember exactly what I played the next morning. Jams are like a "Happening" to me (for those of you who remember what "Happenings" are). I've made two home-made CDs "Banjo Stuff" and "West Virginia, Book Learnin' and Other Stuff" with some very able assistance from Ali'i Wahine Barbara Johnson. I've also played in a couple of old time bands (Hobo Pie with Barbara and Ray Frick (made two CDs, both recorded live) and Scattershot with [Bill Moffett, deceased], Thomas Hawkins and Jann Glider, Wes Steenson and Jim Hobson) (both bands are no longer active), Irish music (tin whistle & spoons), international folk dance music (clarinet, tin whistle & chalumeau), classical music (clarinet) and sing Sacred Harp.