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Bill Bryson | John Moore | Dennis Caplinger Bluegrass Etc. performs a hard hitting show of instrumental expertise, vocal precision and stage personality that never fails to entertain. The group is well known internationally and tours more than eighteen countries per year, performing more than 200 shows annually at festivals and in concert. Bluegrass Etc. consists of John Moore (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Dennis Caplinger (banjo, fiddle, vocals), and Bill Bryson (bass, vocals). The band has its roots in bluegrass music, but has evolved over the years into a much more dynamic and eclectic acoustic band. Email: dennisc@tricopolisrecords.com John Moore John Moore:
John was featured on the cover of the May/June 1993 issue of Bluegrass Now magazine, and is most recently featured on the cover of the May/ June 1999 issue of Flatpick Guitar magazine. Dennis Caplinger Instructional book available from CenterStream Music Dennis Caplinger:
Multi-instrumentalist and
vocalist Dennis’ playing is
regularly featured on the soundtrack of the Warner Bros. cartoons
“Pinky and the Brain” and “Histeria”, as well as on recent
commercials for Dennis is a frequent contributor to Banjo Newsletter and can be seen in the October 1999 issue of Bluegrass Now magazine which contains a feature article on him. Bill Bryson: He is one of the legendary bass players of the L.A. Country/ Bluegrass music scene and had been held in high esteem for the last 30 years. He was a founding member of the Desert Rose Band and the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. He has also toured extensively with Dan Fogelberg, Chris Hillman (of the Byrds), Bernie Leadon (of the Eagles) and the Bluegrass Cardinals. Bill has recorded with Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Glen Campbell, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Emmy Lou Harris and the Oak Ridge Boys to name a few. He has won two Grammys and has been nominated numerous times for the Academy of Country Music's Bass Player of the Year Award. His credits also include feature films such as "The Long Riders" , "Cannery Row" and "Bound for Glory" as well as numerous television and radio commercials. What folks are saying about Bluegrass Etc.... . . . "Bluegrass Etc. is a band that we definitely want to
hear more often around here." ". . . behind their relaxedness one caught a glimpse of superb
instrumental abilities; John Moore excelled on both the guitar and the
mandolin with striking solo runs." . . Dennis Caplinger, a jack of all strings, provides
lustrous fiddle and acoustic guitar work . . ." . . . some of the cleanest, smoothest, most exquisite bluegrass guitar
licks in the country." " . . . a wild roller coaster ride . . . highlighted by the breakneck banjo playing of stringed instrument wizard Dennis Caplinger." "The much-applauded highlight of the evening was the
fingerboard-crossover break by Caplinger and Moore.
While both chopped away at their own instruments with their right hands, they used their
left to play the fingerboard of each other’s instrument. That’s probably how it
must be like to change horses at a full gallop. An easy trick for real cowboys. A matter
of routine for Bluegrass Etc."
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In addition to being the
mandolinist, guitarist and vocalist for Bluegrass Etc., John
was also the mandolinist with the internationally acclaimed band CALIFORNIA,
the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 1992, 1993 and 1994
Instrumental Band of the Year (see the cover story in the August 1992 issue
of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine) 
Dennis Caplinger is one of the most sought after studio
musicians in California and often travels to Nashville, Tennessee to do
sessions. He is currently under contract
with Network Productions of San Diego, Ca. recording numerous television
and radio commercials as well as writing and recording music for their
extensive music library - one of the largest in the world. His movie soundtrack credits
include “Back to the Future III”, “El Diablo”, “Rio
Diablo” and Steven King’s “Apt Pupil” among others