larbish + Musician in Hedgesville, WV

ABOUT

I've played with many bands throughout my life, starting in a country and western band in NW PA when I was about 15 or so. Formed my own band a year later and we played mostly Ventures songs with some English invasion bands thrown in. Since then I've played bass or guitar in all sorts of venues from large concerts to tiny honky tonks. I sing and have been playing a solo gig for a long, long time.

Screen name:

larbish

Member since:

Dec 09 2009

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

55

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Most available:

Days

Influences

Tommy Emanuel, Chet Atkins, soft rock bands like Eagles, Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y, Poco, country bands all along the spectrum from southern rock to George Jones. I like bluegrass music but wouldn't care to play it all night. I like tinpan alley jazz like Nat King Cole would do, or the Stardust stuff Willie Nelson did.

EQUIPMENT

I have a lot of guitars and amps, a small PA system. I use a looping pedal (JamMan) and a vocal harmonizer (TC Helicon Voicelive 2) but try not to over use that stuff. I do love to sing harmonies, though.

MUSIC