Artist description Singer/Songwriter, guitarist and fiddler.

Music Style Americana, Acoustic, Folk Rock, Celtic, Bluegrass, Country

Musical Influences All the music I've ever loved from Woody Guthrie to John Gorka, Carter Family, Beatles, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Wills, all Fiddle music: Old-time, Celtic, Swing, Jazz....

Similar Artists John Gorka, Willie Nelson, John Hartford, Don Williams, Vassar Clements, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon

Artist History Playing music in several traditional and folk groupsand writing for 25 years in and around West Virginia.

Group Members Paul Epstein. On selections from CD Lessons Life's Taught Me, joined by members of Mt. Stage Band, Steve Hill and Ron Sowell, guitars, John Kessler, bass, Ahmed Solomen, percussion, Julie Adams, vocals. Also Nancy Buckingham on "Take a Lesson"....and on "Let us All Sing with Joy". Also Bill and Becky Kimmons on "Let us all Sing with Joy".

Instruments Guitar, fiddle, synth guitar on some newer tracks

Albums send $16/CD and $12.00/cassette to Paul Epstein, 112 Potterfield Dr., Charleston, WV 25314 or e-mail artist, ep@citynet.net specify Lessons Life's Taught Me or School Bus Comin' for full original versions (12 songs on LLTM, 15 on SBC).

Press Reviews "sensitive backing by members of Mounstain Stage Band...easily enjoyable songs...hints of gospel and jazzy fiddle-fueled swing lend an agreeable diversity to the disc." Graffiti, Charleston, WV about 'Lessons Life's Taught Me'. About School Bus Comin':"I can put your CD in the van and the kids will quietly sing along for hours--and it's music I can listen to an enjoy!" a satisfied parent" I use it in my classroom all the time, it's fun, entertaining, and educational" Charlotte Morgan, 2nd grade

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Location Charleston, WV - USA

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