Beate Sieker - vocals, guitar;
Rolf Sieker - banjo, vocals;
Mark Rubin - bass, vocals;
Billy Bright - mandolin;
Influences
Bobby Thompson
Sounds Like
The Sieker Band's own distinctive sound is mainly due to Beate Sieker's fine voice and excellent rhythm guitar and Rolf Sieker's Bobby Thompson style of banjo pickin'.
Rolf Sieker plays Bobby Thompson's banjo and likes all kinds of music. He's been pickin' the banjo since 1968. Rolf became the Texas State Banjo Champion in 2001 and wrote most of the original numbers of the Sieker Band's repertoire. He's a member of the Nashville Musicians Union and does a lot of studio sessions in Austin and Nashville. Rolf is a representative of OME Banjos in the State of Texas.
Beate Sieker plays Bobby Thompson's guitar and likes to sing and play Bluegrass. She's been a professional musician since 1984. Besides playing rhythm guitar and singing most of the Sieker Band's songs she also runs Bluebonnet Studio with her husband Rolf.
Rolf & Beate run their own music studio in Austin. For further information please go to their web-site at www.siekerband.com
Mark Rubin plays bass with the Sieker Band. Originally from Stillwater, Oklahoma he now works at "Violins Etc." in Austin, Texas. Mark was a member of the Bluegrass/Punk Band "The Bad Livers". He plays bass and trombone in different Klezmer and Jazz Bands. As a bass instructor Mark travels all over the world.
beate - it was so nice getting a chance to talk to you a bit yesterday after bo's lesson. really hope we get a chance to hang out more soon.
take care.
