vocals, guitar, and bass
Suzanne
has lived in the Far East, Europe, the frightened the horses wowed the livestock with her amazing
virtuosity and unique song stylings. She has come to Socorro in
search of a
two-legged audience (or at least one which is not so easily startled...)
vocals, mandolin, flute,
fiddle, and keyboards
Long ago, in a
lifetime far, far away, Mary wanted nothing
more than to be a musician. She learned to play piano and started
college
as a flute major. But soon she discovered geology and switched from
classical to rocks. Later she meandered into seismology
and aeons later,
after becoming gainfully employed at IRIS (Incorporated Research
Institutions
for Seismology),she was swept off her feet by a guitar-playing man(see
Jim
Campbell below), fell in with a merry band of Socorro musicians and
learned to
play mandolin. She’s a big Elvis fan.(Elvis is their dog – he may
have
more fans in Socorro than the band.)
vocals, guitars, bass, bouzouki,
and harmonica
J.C. got his first guitar at age 14 while growing up in a bucolic
little hamlet in northwestern Pennsylvania and spent the
next forty years trying to find someone to teach him how to use it. Along the way, he picked up a few licks (mostly from stray dogs) and contracted chronic GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome).After 20 years in the U.S. Air force and a few more years as a defense contractor, he returned from his world travels to settle in New Mexico where he cultivated an eclectic circle of musical friends and met the love of his life (see Mary above). He has been haunting local venues and music festivals ever since. His dog Elvis occasionally provides fresh licks.
vocals, guitars, banjo, and
mandolin
David got his first guitar when he was 10, not because
he had any particular love of music, but because he thought
guitars were cool. Little did he know he was getting an ACOUSTIC guitar! After piddling around and not learning anything, he finally got a REAL guitar - an electric. Fast forward a few years and he got a mandolin
for his high school graduation, and finally lost all semblance of coolness when he got a banjo his sophmore year of college. As a student at New Mexico Tech, an employee at ICASA, and a member of 3 bands, David dreams of one thing ..... free ice cream.
Drums and percussion
At the tender age of 11, Rob discovered the joy of hitting things (besides his brothers!). He quickly realized that hitting things with sticks was even better! His parents decided he should take this new found interest and direct it towardss something useful, (or at least semi-useful; after all he IS still a drummer). He loved playing all things percussion, took private lessons, and played in all styles of bands. His hopes of becoming a famous drummer were smashed when tornados smashed his hometown, leaving him to join the US Air Force to support himself. After 11 years of active duty and pursuing an engineering degree, he took up residence in New Mexico and began working at the VLA. Having matured, he still wanted to hit things with sticks. He has supplied syncopated noise to some local bands over the years, and has recently joined the Decanters, who weren't noisy enough.