General Info:
Americana Music; Blues to Bluegrass, Western, Folk, Ragtime, Songs of the Golden, Age of Railroading.
Instruments; Guitar, Slide Guitar, 5 String Banjo, Harmonica, and Vocals.
History:
Original guitarist with Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band between 1964-1968.
Christian/Gospel music from 1972 to 1978, then left music for a “Real Job” in the communications and broadcast business until 1988. Started a blues band in 1991 with ex-members of the Champs, Drifters, and The Magic Band.
From 1992 till present mostly Solo doing Americana/Folk/Roots/Blues.
Venues:
Available for; Festivals, Coffee House gigs, Concerts, Senior/Retirement gigs,
Schools, and Special Events.
Current Events:
Recording and producing CD in “Home Studio”. (Available sometime in 2008).
Playing banjo in a Contra Band once a month in Lancaster, Ca.
Occasional gigs TBA.
Lessons available on Banjo, Harmonica, and Slide Guitar at Mario’s Music, Lancaster, Ca., Call 661 – 942-6194 for details.
Personal Info:
Doug Moon, P.O. Box 491, Lancaster, Ca. 93584.
e-mail; americana@folk-blues.com
Links:
Songmakers, http://www.songmakers.org/
Desert Song Productions, http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/desertsong/
Calif. Traditional Music Society, http://www.ctmsfolkmusic.org/
Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society, http://www.scvblues.org/
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, http://www.beefheart.com/blog/
Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Contest, http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/
Blue Ridge Pickin’ Parlor, http://www.pickinparlor.com/
Folk Works, http://www.folkworks.org/
Museum of America’s Freedom Train, http://www.freedomtrain.org/
Feather River Rail Society, http://www.wplives.org/
KCSN Arts and Roots Radio, http://www.kcsn.org/
K6KMN Web Page, http://www.qsl.net/k6kmn/