Anna features The Five Deadly Venoms, which are: Elio Schiavo-mandolin, Rick Snell-guitar, James Kerr-dobro, Ian Riggs-bass, and myself on fiddle.
Serendipitous 29, Algonkin Linguistic Group, Asparagus Floats, Light and Dark, Best that I can, and Father Demo @the Savoy Skateland features Mark Guiliana, Josh Roseman, and Edward Perez (recorded on March 6th of 2009)
Wayfarin Stranger features Elizabeth Young on harmony vox.
Thanx Guys features Noam Pikelny, Ross Martin, and Pat Falco.
Influences
dave douglas, casey driessen, noam pikelny, chris thile, chris potter, billy contreras, darol anger, stevie wonder, ida, mark guiliana, zac caldwell, bach, hillary hahn, brittany & natalie haas, rushaad eggleston, jimi hendrix, andre 3000, foo fighters, bill withers, wisechild, jeff taylor, jay foote, DCM, Bela Fleck, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Satoshi Takeishi, kenny baker, michael daves, ravel, haruki marukami, Daniel Levitin, friends and family, and chocolate(preferably dark), alan watts, osho, michael stebbins, avocados, lao-tzu, you, alan watts, joseph campbell, mark o'connor, brad mehldau, bill frisell, philip pullman, bill bryson, all my nyc homies, john coltrane, miles davis, bill frisell, newgrange, tim o'brien, hunter s. thompson, tom waits, thom yorke and the other heads of radio
Rob is from central Illinois and has been playing fiddle for 17 years. He grew up playing bluegrass and country with father Bill Hecht (pianist, composition graduate from Berklee College of music, pastor). Mark O' Connor's Fiddle Camp and mentor Casey Driessen played a big part in Rob's development. Rob then attended Downbeat Award Winning Decatur MacArthur High School and played first tenor saxophone in their band, as well as violin and saxophone in the jazz combo. Rob also performed in the second tenor saxophone seat with the Heartland Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Doug Tidaback and Thomas Shabda Noor. Rob was whisked away to New Jersey to study Jazz Studies on Violin and Saxophone at William Paterson University. Rob studied here with David Demsey, James Williams, Don Braden, Rich DeRosa, and Mark Feldman.
Rob now resides in dabronx, and performs with Elizabeth and the Catapult, Adrienne Young, Joe Costa, Mike Block, Jefferson Hamer, Jared Engel, Rob Curto, Richie Barshay, Ross Martin, Todd Livingston, JIm Whitney, Tuey Connell, Dan Marcus, Dennis Lichtman, Jason Mercer, the Five Deadly Venoms, Clay Ross, Mark Guiliana, Josh Roseman, Edward Perez, Hans Holzen, Kari Denis, and the Falco Bros. Rob has recorded/performed with Casey Driessen, Noam Pikleny, Blue Merle, Clay Ross, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Jeff Taylor, Andy Friedman, the Defibulators, James Williams, Vassar Clements, and the Prigs.
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
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