MUSIC TIMELINE
- 1987 - Made a fender strat out of cardboard
- 1989 - Picked up my Dad’s 1960s Gibson Co-classic
- 1990 - Bought a fake Les Paul for $25
- 1991 - Guitar Hero = SLASH
- 1991-98 - tenor & bari sax
- 1992-94 - NIRVANA, STP, GNR, etc
- 1995 - First live gig - Miss CHS Pagent - BAND: Billirubin
- 1996 - Billirubin played ‘Bulls On Parade’ at my High School Talent Show - Everyone was moshing in the bleachers…Principal pulled the plug
- 1999 - Stumbled into bluegrass in college
- 2001 - friend scored me a deal on a Goodtime Banjo
- 2004 - Got a Dobro for graduation
- 2006 - Started a new Bluegrass Jam/Open Mic with some local pickers
- April 2007 - bought a pedal steel…now the journey begins to learn it
- Sept 2007 - picked up a lap steel…pedal taking longer than expected
- 2008 - OLD HABITS finally recording a CD. Playing lots of shows with No Strings Attached
BAND HISTORY - Past & Present
1995-1999 : Billirubin
We rocked the Miss CHS pagents and High School Talent Show. Also blew out the power at a Country Club party
2000-2001: Moon Cricket - yes, that was really our name
Summer 2002-Present : OLD HABITS (bluegrass)
- Craig Thompson - Bass, Harmonica
- Bennett Thompson - Guitar, Mandolin
- Brian English - Fiddle
- Chad Johnson - Guitar
- Lin Peterson - Banjo, Dobro, Guitar
Summer 2004-Present : TRAVELING MAYHEM (rock)
- Craig Thompson - Drums
- Bennett Thompson - Guitar, Bass
- Tom Carson - Acoustic Guitar
- Chad Johnson - Guitar, Bass
- Lin Peterson - Guitar, Lap Steel, Bass
March-August 2007 : THE SMOKEHOUSE BRASS BAND (Dixieland Jazz/New Orleans Funk)
…it died a mournful death
- Peter Lamb - Tenor Sax
- F.O. Finch - Alto & Bari Sax
- Bob Gregory - Trombone
- Paul Roberts - Trumpet
- Eric Hulsey - Sousaphone and Vox
- Carl Blackwell - Percussion
- Lin Peterson - Banjo, Electric Guitar
Oct 2007-Present : THE STRANGER BROTHERS (bluegrass)
- Hank Bowman - Guitar, Mandolin
- Spencer Mobley - Mandolin
- Lin Peterson - Banjo, Dobro, Guitar
- Zack Mondry - Bass
- Brian English - Fiddle
Jan 2008 - Present : NO STRINGS ATTACHED (bluegrass)
- Hank Bowman - Guitar, Mandolin
- Hank Smith - Banjo
- Jamie Dawson - Mandolin
- Lin Peterson - Dobro, Guitar
- Leo Kishore - Bass
