Brad Bechtel sighting...

Mike Tatro · Post by **Mike Tatro** » 19 Jun 2000 9:15 am

I friend of mine sent me this URL from this year's TwanFest....

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 19 Jun 2000 12:32 pm

Yup, that's me. I'm the one on the left, for those of you who can't tell.
Twangfest 4 was an incredible event; three nights of various "alternative country" bands, uniformly good. The headlining acts were the Lonesome River Band, Wayne Hancock, and Bill Kirchen (all three excellent). Other highlights included Tift Merritt and the Carbines, the Sovines, Tim Carroll, Fred Eaglesmith, Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings, Red Meat, and Naked Omaha.
It's amazing how much good music there is out there that you don't get to hear.
Steel content: I got to play lap steel with a group called the Buck Shots (doing "classic country covers") and to play resophonic guitar (a nice Tut Taylor model) at the Twangfest Picnic.

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Brad's Page of Steel:
www.well.com/~wellvis/steel.html
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars

Ted Smith · Post by **Ted Smith** » 20 Jun 2000 7:54 am

Brad caught without a guitar...what's the world coming to?

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 20 Jun 2000 8:58 am

I wasn't "caught without a guitar", Ted. I brought my Fender Deluxe with me on the jet, but borrowed the Tut Taylor. It's far easier to get around with a lap steel than with a resophonic guitar (or any other full bodied guitar).

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Brad's Page of Steel:
www.well.com/~wellvis/steel.html
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars

Ted Smith · Post by **Ted Smith** » 20 Jun 2000 2:46 pm

Aaahh, I see. Have guitar-will travel.