The sprouse Brothers
From
Craigsville Virginia
Ervine Sprouse Jr. Mandolin Tenor and Lead Vocals
42 years of age. I started playing mandolin at the age of 6. I
love tradition style bluegrass music. I enjoy performing and meeting people at
shoes. I love the outdoors. My hobbies are deer hunting, fishing, working in my
garden, farming, and playing bluegrass music. I give all the credit to my
learning to play and sing bluegrass music to my dad for having the patience to
teach me.
Tim Sprouse- bass- lead vocals
32 years of age. I use to sing with my dad and brother at a very
young age. I started learning to play bass at the age of 27. I enjoy performing
and meeting people also. I’m an outdoors person. My hobbies are coon hunting,
deer and turkey hunting, fishing and playing bluegrass music.
Ervine Sprouse Sr. - guitar- baritone and lead vocals
I started playing at the age of 5 I love the tradition style of
bluegrass music, the Monroe Style. I’ve been playing music all my life. My
brothers and I formed our own bluegrass band in the early 1960’s the original
Sprouse Brothers and played for many years. I enjoy playing music weather
picking with a group of people or performing on stage. I enjoy meeting people
everywhere we go. I also enjoy farming which I grew up doing.
Ken Bohling- Fiddle
I began playing fiddle at the age of 14. In the 1982 began
working in the U.S. Govt. and was assigned overseas. I was unable to participate
in any bluegrass events during that time. In 1990 moved to Atlanta Georgia.
Played several Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel groups in the Atlanta region
during the early 1990’s. Moved to the Fairfax, Virginia area in 1993 and played
with several groups in that area. Retired from Govt. and moved to the Shendoah
Valley in 2000. Now playing music with several groups in this area.
Alan Chandler- Banjo
I am 14 years old and really enjoy playing music and performing.
My first instrument was the fiddle which I started playing at the age of 10.
About a year later, I started playing mandolin. My newest instrument is the
banjo, which I started about two and a half years ago in 2005, and is primarily
self taught. A few of my hobbies include playing video games, writing short
humorous poems, and playing basketball with my friends. I hope to continue to
improve on my music playing, and maybe eventually take it further.
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