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Loose Cannon Bluegrass
Bluegrass / Acoustic

"High Energy and Sweet Bluegrass Harmonies"

Denver, Colorado
United States

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Last Login:  10/7/2008
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   Loose Cannon Bluegrass: General Info
Member Since3/13/2007
Band Websiteloosecannonbluegrass.com/
Band MembersLisa Astrella - guitar, lead and harmony vocals

Gary Barker - dobro, lead and harmony vocals

Ernie Martinez - Mandolin, guitar, lead and harmony vocals

Marte Meyer - banjo, lead and harmony vocals

Jeff Graves - Bass, harmony vocals

Record LabelIndie
Type of LabelIndie




   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 26 2008 4:15P
White Fence Farm Lakewood, Colorado
Nov 30 2008 4:15P
White Fence Farm Lakewood, Colorado
Dec 28 2008 4:15P
White Fence Farm Lakewood, Colorado
Jan 2 2009 9:30P
The Rock Inn Estes Park, Colorado
Mar 13 2009 9:30P
The Rock Inn Estes Park, Colorado
May 2 2009 1:00P
Private Kentucky Derby Party Boulder, Colorado
Jul 9 2009 8:00P
High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass and Gospel Festival Westcliffe, Colorado

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   About Loose Cannon Bluegrass
Here is what people are saying about Loose Cannon Bluegrass!

"Loose Cannon is gaining a reputation for its driving instrumentals, tight harmonies and varied arrangements. Band members have decades of combined experience and it shows in their versatility. Loose Cannon can be seen regularly at White Fence Farm in Lakewood CO, as well as at local festivals and fairs." - Colorado Bluegrass website

“….good sound and the performers appear to be highly skilled” - Pow’r Picken’, the Official Publication of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society.

“fusing the rich and varied talents of Gary Barker, Lisa Astrella, Jeff Graves, Marte Meyer and Ernie Martinez….they are no strangers to bluegrass fans in Denver.” -Swallow Hill Music Assoc. Newsletter

Lisa Astrella has been singing in choirs and ensembles since she was a kid. She's appeared locally at Denver Civic Theater, The Theatre on Broadway, The Changing Scene, and Littleton Town Hall Arts Center in various theatrical and musical productions. The "bluegrass bug" bit her hard when she discovered the Thursday night jam at White Fence Farm in Lakewood, CO. Lisa sings lead and harmony vocals, plays rhythm guitar and writes some of Loose Cannon's original tunes.

Gary Barker has been playing music for forty-five years. Arriving in Colorado from Michigan two and a half years ago, where he was a member of the Michigan Bluegrass Music Association and co-founder of the Old Town Saginaw Music Association, he quickly joined the local bluegrass scene and landed a spot with the highly talented group that is now Loose Cannon Bluegrass. Although Gary has played many instruments over the years he now concentrates on bringing the unique sound of the dobro to the band as well as lead and harmony vocals.

A veteran of a number of bands in Colorado over the last 30 years, Marte Meyer has worked with many talented musicians including Prairie Home Companion's Pat Donahue. Marte first heard live bluegrass at the original Elderly Instruments store in East Lansing Michigan in 1971 and has been a bluegrass player and fan since that day. Marte sings tenor and plays Scruggs style banjo and guitar.

Considered a national treasure by legions of Colorado musicians and fans, Ernie Martinez is an amazing acoustic musician who plays virtually anything with strings on it. After playing on over 150 albums by other artists, Ernie’s long-awaited personal CD was finally released in July 2008. “Where I Make My Home” reflects his 40 years playing with the likes of Tom Paxton, John McEuen, Jimmy Ibbotson, Chuck Pyle and many, many more. Ernie’s CD release featured an unprecedented sold out concert at Swallow Hill in Denver. His soulful vocals and sweet instrumental backups display Ernie’s vast talents and why he was a Western Music Association “Musician of the Year” Finalist in 2007. Ernie Martinez is a musician’s musician who is called upon to play guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin and bass by many bands in Colorado. While he is equally at home playing bluegrass, blues, Celtic, western, folk and rock and roll, “Where I Make My Home” is a compilation of vocal songs and instrumentals, originals and covers of American classics in the bluegrass and western genres that reflect on his life and times growing up along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies.

Jeff Graves grew up in a small coastal town just south of San Francisco (Yes in the 60s!) and has lived in Texas, Arkansas, Illinois and Washington state. Before moving to Colorado in the late 1980s, Jeff resided just south of Wichita, Kansas, right at the back door to the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kansas. Jeff's musical exposure in all of those areas has given him a diverse understanding of regional tastes in Americana and Bluegrass music. Jeff has been a part of the Colorado music scene for many years. He is currently the bass player for Reckless Abandon and The Ouzo Project and has played with the likes of Jeff Norman and The Ouzo Project and The Heat, both Rock and Roll club and concert acts, as well as playing with Open Space, a Denver based Bluegrass project in 2000. Jeff sits in with a variety of local artists and also produces music at his own studio, Roundtree Records.


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Loose Cannon Bluegrass's Friends Comments
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John & The Bluegrass Gospel Hour





Sep 23 2008 1:12 PM

Thanks for the new friendship!

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Jeff Moats





Aug 3 2008 2:08 AM

Hi Guys & Girl, Right now I've posted my song for August.

It's one of your favorites, and hopefully one of mine.

Actually, it is my Dad's favorite song I perform.

Stop by and listen, and say "HI"

the Wonderful Jeff Moats
Jeff Moats





Jul 14 2008 9:25 PM

Hi, I would like to introduce to you July's song posting. If you know it, it's called "Chilly Winds", if you don't know it, it's still called "Chilly Winds".
Jeff
G2 bluegrass band





Jul 14 2008 10:28 AM

Hi there!

Thanks for the add, we appreciate it! Hope you'll have a nice week!

All the best // Jimmy G2
Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen





Jul 12 2008 11:58 PM

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Jeff Moats





Jun 7 2008 3:54 PM

Hi ,I have a new song posted and I invite you stop by and listen. Have a good weekend.
Jeff
Flashtrain





Mar 28 2008 4:22 AM

Hey, thanks for the comment.
I love your music, great bluegrass sound! Flashtrain
Broken Wire





Nov 22 2007 10:53 AM

Hey,
Thanks for your nice comment and for stopping by our myspace. Glad to have you as a friend. Nice sound you have. We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving.
Take Care
Broken Wire
Tribute to Gospel, Tejano, Country Music





Oct 24 2007 3:33 PM

THANKS FOR THE ADD FROM TEXAS
Flashtrain





Sep 3 2007 3:29 AM

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Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend!!

Best Regards,

Flash Train
Michelle Allen & Little Liza Jane





Aug 16 2007 7:48 PM

Hey there LC - it was a blast playing with you all up in Granby!
You guys rock,
Michelle
Little Liza Jane
Granny and her Chicken Pen Pickers





Jul 19 2007 10:54 PM

Granny luvs that bluegrass,
keep that good music comin'!
Luan Parle





Jun 13 2007 5:03 PM

Thanks for the add request guys & Hello from Ireland...

Wonderful!

Cool to have you as a friend!

Luan xoxo

Winner "BEST IRISH FEMALE ARTIST 2007"


Andrea Zonn





Jun 13 2007 2:01 PM

Thanks so much for asking me into your lovely space.

All good things to you,
AZ
Timberline Drive





Jun 13 2007 11:40 AM

Hey LCB, thanks for stopping by with the invite. Great music!
Truus





May 3 2007 12:11 PM

Hello Loose Cannon Bluegrass,
It's great finding you.Thanks for add me
to your friendlist.
Your music is awesome.
The harmony of the voices TOP.
Keep going on with this wonderful BLUEGRASS stuff and have a great week.
Birdy-Truus,
The Netherlands.
Mark Daly





Apr 4 2007 4:21 AM

Hello ZLoose Cannon Bluegrass!

Thanks for the MySpace connection. Great energy and harmonies.

Best, Mark
F.D.B.B.





Apr 2 2007 11:07 AM

Hello again....Thank you for the kind words....Love your music, it s awesome....Great to have you as friends....Fat Dan...........
The Platte Valley Boys





Mar 31 2007 6:23 PM

Hey Gang,
Thanks for stopping by our
Space and for your kind
comments. Glad to be a friend.
You've got a great sound.
Hope maybe we'll see you
if Ken has us back to his
Mid-Winter Festival again.
God Bless,
Ron Colby
The Platte Valley Boys
Laura Bates & Brandon Foote





Mar 30 2007 3:01 AM

Greetings from Michigan! Mighty Fine...
Blessings,
L&B
Out of the Blue





Mar 29 2007 7:39 PM

Hey there "Loose Cannon"
Thanks for the friends request.. Soundin' good..

"Out of the Blue"
Mr.Firextinguisher





Mar 29 2007 7:14 PM

Thank You-You Guys are GOOD keep it up
JC Ramos a.k.a. Johnny Patillas





Mar 29 2007 6:19 PM

Hi my friends, nice to meet you, thanks for the add, good music here!!! great stuff, nice sounds, ahh my dobro is National and another Fender, all the best wishes, take care, greetings from Valencia-Spain
Alan Johnston and South 52





Mar 29 2007 8:12 AM

Man, y'all are sounding great here! Really good stuff. Thanks for stopping by our place.
Michelle Allen & Little Liza Jane





Mar 27 2007 2:51 AM

We'll see at the Granby Festival if not sooner!
Olivia Smiley





Mar 26 2007 11:41 PM

Hey, thanks so much! Glad to hear you're enjoying the music!
Take care :)
The DooDads





Mar 14 2007 3:28 PM

Gary and LC,


Congrats on the new CD project! Your first tune sounds great, we can't wait to get our own autographed copies of the CD when it's finished.
Keep up the great work.

Your flatlander bluegrass buddies from back in Michigan.
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