ABOUT
My instrument of choice is mandolin (or other "mando-family" like mandola, bouzouki, tenor banjo and tenor guitar), but I also play guitar and some bass and percussion.
I like playing a wide variety of music styles from folk to jazz, bluegrass, celtic, rock and blues. Interested in playing a few gigs, or helping with any recording projects. I play a lot of different instruments to add colour to recordings. I also have some original songs that I will probably never record.
- Screen name:
- John L
- Member since:
- Sep 06 2008
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Hard to describe my interests using the four genres you are allowed to pick. Some of my favourite bands are celtic rock or progressive bluegrass - Paper Boys, Great Big Sea, Waybacks, Spirit of the West The Duhks, Newgrass Revival, Oysterband...
I like blues too, but don't like staying in one style too much.
EQUIPMENT
Mandolin, 4 and 5 string electric mandolins, mandola, tenor banjo, tenor guitar, guitar, and bass. Don't currently have an octave mandolin but could get back into one for the right project.
MUSIC
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Oil and Saltwater
Oil and Saltwater Track number: 1 Album: NA Genre: Folk
This one is about a girl from Red Deer and a guy from the East Coast. Probably happened.
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The Grey Ghost
The Grey Ghost Album: Not released - John Loucks SOCAN Genre: Folk
This one is about Port Dover during the days of prohibition. They originally used fishing tugs to move Seagrams whiskey across the lake to Erie PA, then turned to speedboats when that was shut down by Sheriff Brown, who was a real guy that really did deputize the husbands of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The Grey Ghosts had 2X 500 HP Liberty aircraft engines and could do 60 MPH empty - and that was in the late 1920s! On a good night they could do 3 trips of 100 cases each. Customs paperwork was done for every load, but the men involved were in town every day. They called the operation going out for "midnight herring."
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Mars and Venus
Mars and Venus Genre: Folk
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With Lionel Lodge and Steve Vachon (Video)
With Lionel Lodge and Steve VachonQ87UE2sTvr8
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With Lionel Lodge and Bill Foster in late July, 2013 (Video)
With Lionel Lodge and Bill Foster in late July, 2013oNeuiKBxZ9k
