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2008: Bought a parcel of land in West Virginia to develop and spending winters in Nashville and summer's in WV.2003 to Present: Located in Nashville, writing, recording, and giving old time banjo lessons and students have included Abagail Washburn and Adrienne Young.
2000-2003: Located close to Morgantown West Virginia performed solo and played banjo with The Stewed Mulligan, a rockin' old time stringband. Also played 5 string bass for 7 piece Latin band Sabor Latino from May 2000 to April 2001 performing merengue's, bachata's, cumbia's, plena's, salsa's and calypso's. Played mandolin, banjo, and guitar for Toni Price in Austin TX from January through May of 2002.
1999-2000: Lived in Austin Texas. Performed solo with the banjo and sang lead with Urban Roots, a mainstay of the Austin reggae scene. Occasionally sat in with vocal diva Toni Price and her band at her famous "Hippy Hour" every Tuesday at the Continental Club.
1998-1999: Lived in Boulder Colorado fronting in his own reggae/ska/calypso band Big Phatty which toured the ski towns of the Colorado Rockies. Worked with Leftover Salmon's Vince Herman as a duo. Also played with local Old-time musicians at dances, weddings and festivals and played rub-board in a Zydeco band
1986-1998: Session player and backup musician in Nashville. Wrote with and recorded for Dulcimer legend David Schnaufer that also included Chet Atkins, Mark O'Conner, Albert Lee and Mark Knopfler. Played mandolin for Toni Price during her Nashville days. Recorded banjo for Americana artist Hayseed that included Lucinda Williams. Opened for Townes Van Zandt and played the Everly Brothers Renuion with David Schnaufer. Recorded banjo for Michael Martin Murphy's "A Cowboy Christmas" on Warner Bros. Records. Performed at Jim Roony's Birthday Party at the world famous Station Inn in Nashville. Did sessions for Garth Brooks songwriter Stephanie Davis with Pat Flynn and Roy Husky Jr., and taught Reggae Banjo at The Tennesse Banjo Institute with Grammy winner Bela Fleck and Ritchie Stearns from the The Horseflies. Played in a nine-piece Country Reggae band in a "Bubba-dub style"and recently recorded for Jim Roberts Ancient Hands project, a pop tribal CD with Ballaphone and Banjo that has Victor Wooten, Beth Neilsen Chapman, and Ezra Mohawk. Played mandolin and dulcimer in Kim"s Fables a Pop Rock band with Middle East flavor's and sang and wrote for his own Reggae, Calypso, and Ska band The Flying Flamingo in "Nashville...The Home of Reggae Music".
1972-1986: Home base was West Virginia where Vince first
heard Old-time music and took up the banjo and mandolin. Traveled to
various Old-Time festivals like Ivydale, Glenville and
Galax. Met and picked with folks like Sherman Hammons,
Bobby Taylor, Frank George, and numerous other Old-Time players. Was in a number of
stringbands playing Mountain Music, Western and Popular Swing, Irish and a
little Bluegrass and was funded by The West Virginia Arts
Humanities Council in 1975 and 1977. Most recently played banjo for The Stewed Mulligans
a WV Old-Time Stringband that played on The Home Shopping Network and Mountain Stage.
In 1978 first heard the Reggae album The Harder They Come and played bass
in the Mountain States first reggae band with Stu Archer and The Goodtones.
In 1980 started and fronted his own band Small Axe which played for the next 12 years.
0-1972: Grew up outside of New York City in Pearl River N.Y.. 1965-66 started playing guitar when his Mom bought him and his sister one for xmas, had one guitar lesson at 14. Began with folk music like early Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and listended to the variety of music coming out of New York City in the 60's like Motown, Underground Rock Radio, Jazz and Classical music. Heard the album Will The Circle Be Unbroken in 1970 which tuned him into Appalachian Songs and Tunes.
DISCOGRAPHY
Michael Martin Murphy- Cowboy Christmas, Warner
Western
David Schnaufer-Dulcimer Deluxe, SFL Tapes and
Discs
David Schnaufer-Dulcimer Sessions, SFL Tapes and Discs
David Schnaufer-Rosie's Arms and Other Retreats, Boy Howdy Records
Adie Grey-How To Find A Rainbow, Hey Baby Records
Gove Scrivenor-Shine On, No Age Records
Bob Shank-Front Porch Music, Self Produced
Stewed Mulligans-Repeat Offenders, Arrghho Records
Jim Roberts-Ancient Hands, Self Produced
Bongo Java Coffehouse-Nashville Artists, Compilation
Hayseed-Melic, Watermellon Records
May McKenna-Shore to Shore, Mill Records
Vince Farsetta-For The Times, Boy Howdy Records
Vince Farsetta-EverMore, ZED RECORDS
Vince Farsetta-Skat, ZED RECORDS
from the Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show.
Groups and people Vince has worked with:
Stone Mountain, (aka The Foggy Minded Stringband)- banjo, mandolin, lead and back vocals. String band playing a variety of old time, old country classics, bluegrass and acoustic rock.The Boogerhole Revival- guitar, banjo, mandolin, lead and back vocals. String band playing a variety of Irish, Old Time, Bluegrass and tunes of Bessie Smith.
The Rebel Yellers- banjo, lead and back vocals. Old time stringband.
Three Penny Opera- guitar, lead and back vocals. Old Time Stringband
The Story Peddlers- banjo, lead and back vocals. Theater group with live music performing Grandfather and Jack tales of the Appalachian mountains.
The Goodtones- electric bass, percussion, lead and back vocals. Caribbean band playing a variety of reggae, calypso, ska, and soca.
Small Axe- rythym and lead electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals. Fronted caribbean band- reggae, calypso ska.
Dave Morris Band- guitar, back vocals. Backup band for West Virginia folk singer.
Fillet of Swing- mandolin, back vocals. String band playing acoustic popular swing.
Al Drive and the 88's- guitar, mandolin, vocals. Undefinable.
The Pit Bulls- guitar, lead and back vocals. Old time Stringband.
The Jake-Leg Wobblers- guitar, lead and back vocals. Old time string band.
Alan Freeman- guitar, lead and back vocals. Duo with Dulcimer.
David Schanufer- guitar, banjo, lead and back vocals. Duo with National Dulcimer Champion.
Cactus Brothers- banjo, back vocals. Original driving country and rock with drums.
The Bing Brothers guitar, back vocals. Old time string band.
The Freewill Savages- guitar, lead and back vocals. New wave stringband with drums.
Popeels Pocket Fisherman guitar, lead and back vocals. String band with Sam Rizzetta nd Alan Freeman.
The Flying Flamingo- Electric guitar, banjo, lead vocal. Original and cover reggae, calypso, and ska.
Herbal Essence- guitar, banjo. Acoustic reggae band.
Fretalizer- guitar, banjo, mandolin, lead and back vocals. String band with David Schnaufer and Ricky Roberts.
Toni Price and the Jam Wranglers- mandolin, banjo, back vocals. 6 piece band with drums, pedal steel playing a mix of country rock and blues.
The Wolf Kids- String band with David Schnaufer.
Stephanie Davis- mandolin. Garth Brooks songwriter studio demo's.
Pamela Stansbury mandolin, dulcimer, back vocals. Singer songwriter of gothic songs with 5 piece acoustic band.
Kim's Fable's- mandolin, dulcimer, back vocals. Middle eastern rock band with drums playin contempory pop sounds.
Chris Dicroce-mandolin, dulcimer, back vocals. Singer songwriter of pop styles with band.
Hayseed- banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, back vocals. Singer songwriter of Americana with band.
Jim Roberts and the Ancient Hand Orchestra- banjo, banjo uke, guitar, back vocals. Pop tribal old time fusion recording project.
Nine Lives- electric guitar, banjo, back vocals. 9 piece band fusing country with reggae.
Fayne Fulton and the Blue Hat Band- mandolin, banjo, back vocals. Singer songwriter with an old country sound. 5 piece band with drums.
Buck 50- mandolin, banjo, back vocals. Original alternative country with drums.
Gringo Flamingo- mandolin, electric guitar. 5 piece carribean and latin band with drums.
Canebreak Quartet- mandolin, banjo, dulcimer. 5 piece original acoustic.
V Squared- banjo, mandolin, lead and back vocals. Duet with Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon.
Stewed Mulligan- banjo, guitar, lead and back vocals. 5 piece old time string band in West Virginia.
Big Phatty- electric guitar, 6-string banjo, lead vocal. Fronted 5 piece band of origanl and cover reggae, calypso, and ska in Boulder.
Clawgrass 2K- banjo, lead vocals. Fronted 5 piece electric funk jam banjo project in Boulder.
Gerry C and the Zydeco Jerkoffs- rub board, triangle, back vocals. Zydeco band.
Urban Roots- electric guitar, banjo, lead vocals. Fronted 5 piece original and cover reggae, calypso, and ska in Austin Texas.
Sabor Latino- 5 string electric bass. 7 piece latin band performing a variety of merengue's, bachata's, cumbia's, plena's and calypso with Spanish lead vocals.
Performances
Everly Brothers Reunion- Central City Kentucky with David Scnhaufer
Open for Townes Van Zandt- University of Texas Student Union with David Schnaufer
Liberty Lunch- Austin Texas with The Goodtones
Armadillo World Headquarters - Austin TX with The Goodtones.
Station Inn- Nashville TN Headlined as Vince Farsetta Band.
Exit Inn- Nashville TN- Open for Walk The West with Flying Flamingo.
Fox Theater- Boulder CO. with Yonder Mountain Stringband.
Mountain Stage- NPR National Public Radio with Stewed Mulligan.
Open for Delbert McClinton- with Toni Price, Exit Inn Nashville.
Open for Lucinda Williams with Hayseed, The Sutler, Nashville
First Night- Annapolis MD with Stewed Mulligan.
Summer Lights- Nashville TN with with David Schnaufer.
Arts and Letters hosted by Rachael Worby- WV Public Television with Stewed Mulligan.
QVC Channel with Stewed Mulligan.
Godfrey Daniels- Allentown PA with Boogerhole Revival.
Bob Marley Festival- Austin TX with Urban Roots.
Open for Cactus Brothers Brothers- Solo Banjo, Exit Inn, Nashville.
Poor David's Coffee House- Dallas TX with David Schnaufer.
Lomax Family Reunion- with David Schnaufer and Toni Price.
Loyds of London- Conference party with Fretalizer.
Open for Leftover Salmon- Fox Theater with Big Phatty.
Boulder Theater- Mardi Gras celebration with Gerry C and the Zydeco's Lameasses.
Open for Southern Culture on the Skids- with Buck 50 at The Bijou in Knoxville Tn.
The Orange Show- Houston Tx with David Schnaufer.
Casa de Anna y David- Detroit Mi. with David Schnaufer
The Continental Club- with Toni Price, Austin TX
Threadgills - with Toni Price, Austin TX.
Open for Tony Triska- 123 Pleasant St. solo banjo.
Open for Leftover Salmon- 123 Pleasant St. solo banjo.
Bob Marley Festival- San Marcos Tx with Urban Roots.
Belcourt Theater with Yonder Mountain Stringband and Tim O'Brien, Nashville.
OTHER
*Participant in Country Music Hall Of Fame's Words and Music Program that taught school childern songwriting from 1987-1998.
*Banjo player in band for West Virginia Modern Dance Society's Orchesis touring colleges with choreographed dance Orange Blossom Special
*Musician and actor in The Story Peddlers -Theater group with live music telling old Jack and
Grandfather Tales from the Appalachian Mountains. Funded by the West Virginia Arts and
Humanities.
*Musician for dance classes at The Augusta Heritate Arts Workshops. Elkins West Virginia.
*Taught Old-Time Banjo to a principal actor for the HBO movie Andersonville,
about the civil war Confederate prison directed by John Frankenheimer.
*Plays banjo in the full length feature film "American Outlaw" released in 2002.
*Builder of Acoustic and Electric Mountain Dulcimers since 1990.
*BMI Writer and Publisher
*Batchelor of Arts Degree- International Studies, West Virginia University, 1982
Open for Cactus Brothers Brothers- Solo Banjo, Exit Inn, Nashville.
Poor David's Coffee House- Dallas TX with David Schnaufer.
Lomax Family Reunion- with David Schnaufer and Toni Price.
Loyds of London- Conference party with Fretalizer.
Open for Leftover Salmon- Fox Theater with Big Phatty.
Boulder Theater- Mardi Gras celebration with Gerry C and the Zydeco's Lameasses.
Open for Southern Culture on the Skids- with Buck 50 at The Bijou in Knoxville Tn.
The Orange Show- Houston Tx with David Schnaufer.
Casa de Anna y David- Detroit Mi. with David Schnaufer
The Continental Club- with Toni Price, Austin TX
Threadgills - with Toni Price, Austin TX.
Open for Tony Triska- 123 Pleasant St. solo banjo.
Open for Leftover Salmon- 123 Pleasant St. solo banjo.
Bob Marley Festival- San Marcos Tx with Urban Roots.
Belcourt Theater with Yonder Mountain Stringband and Tim O'Brien, Nashville.
OTHER
*Participant in Country Music Hall Of Fame's Words and Music Program that taught school childern songwriting from 1987-1998.*Banjo player in band for West Virginia Modern Dance Society's Orchesis touring colleges with choreographed dance Orange Blossom Special
*Musician and actor in The Story Peddlers -Theater group with live music telling old Jack and Grandfather Tales from the Appalachian Mountains. Funded by the West Virginia Arts and Humanities.
*Musician for dance classes at The Augusta Heritate Arts Workshops. Elkins West Virginia.
*Taught Old-Time Banjo to a principal actor for the HBO movie Andersonville, about the civil war Confederate prison directed by John Frankenheimer.
*Plays banjo in the full length feature film "American Outlaw" released in 2002.
*Builder of Acoustic and Electric Mountain Dulcimers since 1990.
*BMI Writer and Publisher
*Batchelor of Arts Degree- International Studies, West Virginia University, 1982
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