Hi All - Born in UP-state NY (Massena) on the St. Lawrence River, I now live in the Lower Hudson Valley (Peekskill) and must have rivers in my blood (not so bad now that they're cleaning up the Hudson).
Have been playing music (guitar) and writing songs for over thirty years... I hack away at a five-string banjo on occasion, and am currently trying to elicit something more than a fuzzy squeak from the strings of a mandolin...
Still play at the odd (emphasis: ODD) Pub a couple of times a month... the music varies with the crowd, but seems to lean strongly to the Celtic / Folk / Original numbers...
I'm very pleased to be among so many accomplished and knowledgeable folks - Thanks for sharing your talents and tricks...
Regards, Murph