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Name: Rick Spinney
Group: The Spinney Brothers
Date: Thursday April 24th, 2008
Time: 7:00pm EDT
Website: www.spinneybrothers.com
Interviewer: Terry Poirier
Description:
Rick Spinney was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on August 5, 1966 – one
year to the day of his brother Allan. As Rick likes to point out, “he was
his brothers first birthday present”. Rick makes his home in Gaspereau, Nova
Scotia, with his girl friend Machaela and step-son Keegan. Compared to his
brother, in his early school years, Rick did not spend as much time on
music. Instead, Rick excelled in sports. First in soccer, and then in
basketball, his dedication to team sports found him on championship teams at
numerous levels. It was with the persistence of his mother Wava, however,
that Rick began examining his musical abilities.
In 1987, Rick obtained his first banjo. After some instruction from
local musician Roy Thompson, and Canadian bluegrass great Vic Mullen, Rick
was well on his way. Along with his brother, Rick began to study traditional
bluegrass music. As a banjo player, the music of Earl Scruggs was very
influential. Vocally, Rick and his brother worked on their own style of
“brother duet” vocals. With the creation of the Spinney Brothers Bluegrass
Band in 1991, Rick has continued to work tirelessly, in shaping the sound
and image of the Spinney Bothers music. Rick is the main spokesman for the
Band. As well, he handles bookings and promotions.
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