www.ramblinrosebluegrass.com

Playing Since: 1985
Experience Level: Expert/Professional

Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Internet Technologist and Musician

Gender: Female
Age: 70

My Instruments:
dobro, piano, little guitar and bass

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, Larry Cordle, Lynn Morris, Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, Sally Van Meter

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Created 8/5/2008
Last Visit 1/10/2011

Phyllis Erck was born in Sulpher Springs, Texas where she spent her childhood listening to radio and live jamborees, produced by her father, Lou, who was a popular radio disk jockey on KSST Radio. Her family moved north when she was six to build a family business in radio. The business spread across the Rocky Mountain states and the family moved with it. Phyllis' musical roots were stimulated at an early age in the pews of the Southern Baptist church where she learned to sing harmonies with the church choir and with her siblings who all sing. Inspired by her brother Charles' playing, she took up the Dobro. Phyllis sang throughout her high school years at Hellgate High. After graduating from the University of Montana she moved to New England where she found the rich bluegrass music scene and formed close musical relationships with many of the players there. In 1995 Phyllis formed the band Blue Angel Bluegrass with Victoria Ginty and they recorded an album "Dance a Little Closer" and performed at festivals in the Northeast (such as Noppet Hill where Phyllis also appeared on stage with Del McCoury), the Southwest (Wings and Strings) and traveled to Montana to perform at the Bitterroot Valley Bluegrass Festival. In the spring of 2002, Phyllis packed up her dobro and headed back to the hills of her home in Montana to be near her parents, Lou and Ruby. for more check out various profiles www.ramblinrosebluegrass.com www.myspace.com/phylliserck www.youtube.com/phylliserck phylliserck.flickr.com