johnwhitehead
(John Whitehead)
(John Whitehead)
| Member Since: | Wednesday, January 21 2009 @ 10:59 PM CST |
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| Location: | Saint Paul, MN United States |
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Bio:
I live in Saint Paul, MN with Suzanne, my wife of twenty years. I make my living making documentaries for Public Television and other outlets. My site> www.fretlessfilms.com
I've been singing and playing since the age of fourteen when my brother Paul was working his way through the Beatle book and needed someone to play with. He taught me chords by holding my fingers down on the fret board of a Harmony Sovereign. From Paul I learned to fingerpick, play barre chords, and to sing the melody while he sang harmony. We played songs by the Beatles, Donovan, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and Papas, The Beach Boys. Later, our sister Mary started singing with us. We favored acoustic music with country influences: James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Doc Watson, Emmy Lou Harris, The Carter Family, Van Morrison, Dylan.
Later in college and beyond, I continued to play on my own, jamming in basement bands, buying and selling electric guitars, but I never played out. I was strictly a back porch picker.
Around ten years ago, I started going to an Old-Time fiddle and banjo jam. I knew and loved songs by Hank Williams, Jimmie Rogers and Merle Haggard and others, but I had never really picked with traditional players. The power of the Old Time fiddle jams knocked my ears back.
Long story short, I found my inner Hillbilly and now I can’t get enough twangin’ and harmonizin’. I play in two bands, Blue Yodel No. 9, a three-piece acoustic string band, and the Duet Set, a contemporary folk trio. At age 50 I started writing songs. I am truly loving my second childhood.
I live in Saint Paul, MN with Suzanne, my wife of twenty years. I make my living making documentaries for Public Television and other outlets. My site> www.fretlessfilms.com
I've been singing and playing since the age of fourteen when my brother Paul was working his way through the Beatle book and needed someone to play with. He taught me chords by holding my fingers down on the fret board of a Harmony Sovereign. From Paul I learned to fingerpick, play barre chords, and to sing the melody while he sang harmony. We played songs by the Beatles, Donovan, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and Papas, The Beach Boys. Later, our sister Mary started singing with us. We favored acoustic music with country influences: James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Doc Watson, Emmy Lou Harris, The Carter Family, Van Morrison, Dylan.
Later in college and beyond, I continued to play on my own, jamming in basement bands, buying and selling electric guitars, but I never played out. I was strictly a back porch picker.
Around ten years ago, I started going to an Old-Time fiddle and banjo jam. I knew and loved songs by Hank Williams, Jimmie Rogers and Merle Haggard and others, but I had never really picked with traditional players. The power of the Old Time fiddle jams knocked my ears back.
Long story short, I found my inner Hillbilly and now I can’t get enough twangin’ and harmonizin’. I play in two bands, Blue Yodel No. 9, a three-piece acoustic string band, and the Duet Set, a contemporary folk trio. At age 50 I started writing songs. I am truly loving my second childhood.