Joshua:
Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle (moslty Old-Timey), mandolin, dirt, wax, just about anything i can get my fingers in to.
Influences
Old-Time, Traditional Bluegrass (i.e The Stanley Brothers)- not any 'o' that wierd stuff, Early Jazz/Swing (Bebop) and Blues (20's, 30's, 40's..ish), Himalyan Mounatin music, Classical Music of North India-and South. Portland/NW old time-(Portland, OR..."the deep south of the northwest"-i kid you not!!): Foghorn, Tallboys, Sean Tracy, Tim Foss, Flat Mountain Girls, Round Peak Ladies!, Billie Holiday, Caleb Klauder, John Hatcher, Marcus Martin, Gary Harrison, Bill Monroe, Debbie Gitlin, Wayne Henderson, Django+Stephan, John Morgan Salyer, Lonnie Robertson, Rafe, Camp Creek, Tommy and Fred, Southern Broadcaster's, Hiram Stamper, "The Blind Ed Haley", Shicky Gnarowitz, Miles Davis!, John Ashby, Bruce Greene, L. Shankar, David Grisman, Tal Farlow, Dr. Octagon, Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie, The Wilders, wood brothers, The Inkwell Rhythm Makers, MBV, Digable Planets, The Stolen Sweets,<><>..
My name is Josh and I enjoy playing music. i mainly play the fiddle, but also guitar and banjo...and sometimes mandolin and bass. All kinds of music from old time to jazz. I like Hank... I love square dancing and pretending to clog. I go to Weiser fiddle festival every year in Weiser, Idaho. I learned to play old time from the family and friends I have acquired in Portland, Oregon. Two of my favorite pastimes are playing for square dances and busking on random street corners throughout the world.
-I played fiddle and toured with the San Fransisco based old time band, "The Crooked Jades", during the summer of 2007 (crookedjades.com).
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I'm currently in two working bands: The Water Tower Stringband,
and The Panthercaps!- LETS PICK!
My name is Tyler Macklin and I represent the 20-Acre Venue Project; a community-run venue established for the soul purpose of helping you express yourself!
I recently met with local land-owner Brad Mowreader and we negotiated the use of
20 acres of PRISTINE and GEORGEOUS forest land
that Brad owns close to Dexter Park off of Hwy 58. We are turning the land into a
CAMPSITE/SMALL GATHERING AND MUSIC VENUE TO SUPPORT CHARITY.
Do you have expression? Do you want a place to showcase it? Are you willing to work for it?
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE FIRST CONTRIBUTER’S MEETING ABOUT THE 20-ACRE VENUE PROJECT
FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE
The contributor’s meeting will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 19th and last until Sunday, April 20th, 2008. We will meet at Mac Court at the University of Oregon on 18th and University Street. From there you will be given a short briefing of our project ideas and directions to the 20-acre venue. You will be able to leave your car parked at Mac Court for free to carpool, or drive yourself if you feel more comfortable. The venue is approximately a 20 minute drive from UO and you must drive up steep, rugged terrain to enter. Once at the venue you will be treated to:
FREE TOUR OF THE PROPERTY – BONFIRE - LIVE MUSIC FIRE DANCING – ALL NIGHT CAMPING THE WONDERS OF THE OUTDOORS AND AN EXPRESSIVE, ARTISTIC COMMUNITY!
SAT 4-19 AT 2PM UNTIL SUN 4-20! Come for all or part please RSVP to Tyler Macklin at Venueproject@hotmail.com
Hey Josh,Nice Mt.Airy style" Sittin' on Top.."Blue Night" comes from Sam McGee(covered by B. Monroe)...a great hillbilly bluesman,you might want to check out..I like listening to you sing!!Keep at it!!A.T.
Mount Airy and Clifftop are the best. Try all your might to make it, they're reallllly awesome. That Brown's Dream is from the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers. I would really to make out in time for the Gathering. Do you know the exact dates? My plan is to probably fly out the 4th or 5th and stay the whole month, and then some(maybe).
My dad's planning a little tour out that way in November and I'll be back in January for a good long visit, so you won't have to wait very long...
I was totally into the Multi Greens and Gingerade. Oh, and I also found out why they are so addictive....... there's caffeine in it. It doesn't say it on the bottle but my sister, who also drinks them religiously, went on the website to look it up...
Hey Josh! YEah Pickathong was totally awesome - you're really rockin' on the fiddle! I'm super stoked about the Aug 31st show at the Tractor in Seattle, let me know if you all need somewheres to crash...
Also, lovely songs on this page, I hadn't heard any of your orignal stuff b4. ~Charmaine
