We started as one mandolin player and one guitar/mandolin player that met in the music store. One guitar player knows another, and now we are three. #Meet a co-worker at a bluegrass festival that plays guitar/mandolin/bass and it grows to four. #Now were four people just enjoying getting together and jamming. #A good number because we evolve into a 'garage band' that plays out several times. Lose one guitar/mandolin player, add another who's spouse plays bass. #Now previous bass player plays dobro and guitar. #New configuration and play more gigs. #Five is a good number, but one of us needs to learn fiddle or we need a fiddle player, and we don't ever want a banjo. #We don't really play exclusively bluegrass, or old timey, or celtic, and do some originals, so we can't be pigeon-holed due to the kind and/or number of instruments. #Now its hard to add other players because we can't ever decide if we're practicing or jamming. #We've had others join us, but we get into that practice mode and the core group is comfortable with each other. #So what was the easy question? #Just kidding, but a good example of how it evolves.
Be careful of what you ask for, it could become... #Dan
Play em like you know em!
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