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 Mark Johnson's Profile |
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Clawgrass |
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| Location: | DUNNELLON, Florida |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Mar 2, 2008 (277 days back) |
About Me |
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So, who is Mark Johnson and how did he learn this unique style? A native of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Mark now hangs his hat in Florida but learned his trade from Jay Unger while living in New York. Mark didn't know that Jay was a highly accomplished fiddler who also tinkered with the clawhammer style of banjo. It was in the early 1970s, that Mark learned from this consummate fiddler the basic technique of clawhammer banjo. He also learned the three-finger style of bluegrass picking as his familiarity with the instrument unfolded. Mark moved to Crystal River in Florida in 1981 where, per chance, he met the Rice brothers, Larry, Tony, Ronnie and Wyatt. Mark was working at the local power utility with Herb Rice, Larry and Ronnie and through that relationship, his manner for style and creativity in composition and performance was forever changed. Mark's unique style doesn't really fit into a strict category. It's very bluegrass but has overtones of traditional folk, progressive acoustic, new-grass and old-timey all mixed into one. It's authentic. It's unique. It's Clawgrass. Photo by Nancy Greene Layout made by MULS at CreateBlog.com . |
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Music:Member Since: 9/24/2006Band Website: clawgrass.com Band Members: Record Label: Mountain Home Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Bluegrass / Acoustic / Folk) |
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Kayla, Matthew, Tony Rice, Tony Trischka, Ned Luberecki, Carl Jackson, missy raines & the new hip, Sam Bush, Ron Block, Chris Pandolfi, BAUCOM, Jerry Douglas, Sam Pacetti, AL CALDWELL and TBH, Bruce Molsky, Abigail Washburn, Larry Rice, Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, Tresa Jordan Nashville TN.USA, Brian MacLearn (songwriter), Elfigraphe, Roots Connection, Larry, sTaR, Rebekah Weiler, dreambird, Whistlestop, I was a superman, but looks are deceiving {PAT}, Chuck Levy, Lisa Mills, Gail Wade, Four On Six, The JohnnyScott Band, Holly Bakehorn, Gian Luca Naldi, Kelly Green, Melissa Blake, Hold2aDream, The Petty Bones, Joe Snaggz of the F.B.I., Howell Osborne, Frank Poindexter, Shane Wooten, Honi Deaton and Dream, ALMIGHTY, Linda, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, CYBERGRASS®, Leo D, ladonnakay, ((LaUrA)), Peaceland Music, Turbo Pro Project, Lluís Gómez, Gary - VaBluegrass.com, Scott Anderson, Colleen
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