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Boone County Fair
Aug 7-12..I'll be playing on the 9th, 10, and
llth. Check the schdule.
Two Rivers Bluegrass is Aug. 24 & 25th...Near Shirland, Ill
Life
Scapes Senior Expo Thurs. Sept 13.
10-11 AM
My Favorite guitar players: Tommy Flint, Chet
Atkins, Merl Travis
My name is Gene Shepherd, and I'm a guitar player and a
multi
instrumentalist. My daughter wants me to say
'guitarist'. I don't collect instruments,
although I
do have at least one of every instrument I play. I view
playing
music as an enjoyable hobby and a lifelong challenge and a work in
progress. I'm primarily a fingerstlye guitarist and follow the
styles
of the 3 gentlemen above. I also play other styles on guitar and
other
stringed instruments as well as keyboard and accordion. I've been
playing music for over 50 years . I've had wonderful
experiences playing in several
bands
and love and cherish those experiences and players. I
don't play in
bars or smoking venues. I entertain at fairs, festivals,
churches,
gatherings, workshops, demos, horse shows (cowboy songs), polka fests,
Oktoberfests, amd senior
livig centers. I'm a 4th generation
fiddler. My
father, Amos, played music most of his life. He passed away
in 1999
and left a legacy of music that I continue to play.
Email me for
more
information or bookings at 5fingerstyle@guitarman.us
Instruments
that I play are Guitar--6 and 12 string; Double Bass upright Kay
and
Fender electric; Autoharp; f-5 Mandolin; Banjo--5 string melodic,
bluegrass, 5 string clawhammer and 4 string plectrum; Accordion;
Harmonica; Fiddle; Hammered Dulcimer, Guitarone (Mariachi style);
and
Piano. Some instruments I have mostly mastered and others are in
various learning stages. My next project is to acquire a Hardanger
Fiddle and play some Norweigian tunes.
After spending 22 years years playing in one band, I've become a
solo muscian and do most of my performing solo,
showcasing several instruments and musical styles. I'm able to
entertain on guitar for more than 2 hours, using no capo, no books, and
no picks and play and sing in all major keys. For
bookings and fees email or call me at 608-209-1223. Songs I have
home recorded are delivered by email. Contact me or go to
itunes.
photos thank you to Jim Simonson a patron of Bushel & Pecks,
Beloit. Bushel
& Pecks's Beloit
5fingerstyle@guitarman.us
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