Mike Faast - lead
vocal/guitar –Band Leader |
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Mike has opened for Randy Travis, Don
Edwards, and Johnny Gimble and has performed hundreds of concerts
with the popular NW bluegrass/gospel band, "Brother's
Keeper." Mike serves as band leader for both the Jangles and NW
Bluegrass Band The Cascade Mountain Boys,
Mike is a singer/songwriter and has produced 7 albums with
Brother's Keeper, the Jangles, and the Cascade Mountain Boys. In
2004 he founded "the Jangles," and produced their first
album entitled "Hick Jazz." Mike continues to perform,
write and produce music here in the NW under indie record label
WOW Records.
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Paul Anastasio - fiddle |
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Paul has toured with Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn,
Asleep at the Wheel and many more. Paul is a true
"Nashville Pro," touring with various bands
based out of "Music City” for ten years. After
Nashville, Paul returned to the NW where he continues to
perform, teach, and record music. |
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Roger Ferguson - fiddle- mandolin/vocals |
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Roger has performed as a duo with Mark O'conner, toured
nationally with the Shop, where he regularly opened for
country western legends including Merle Haggard, Doug
Kirshaw, and Emmylou Harris. Roger was acclaimed among the
"Greatest Pickers on the Planet" in Millard
Freeman's book, "Licks and Lessons from the World's
Greatest Guitar Players and Teachers." |
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Lance Haslund - acoustic bass/vocals |
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Lance is a versatile veteran
sideman having played bass and guitar in many popular Northwest
bands including Holotradband (Dixieland), Savitrio (Django jazz),
Our House Jazz Quartet (post-bop), Metroluna (country swing), Stowaways
in
Paradise
(Hawaiian), The Blues Interchange (rock), and Old River Band
(country folk). He is
also a composer, teacher and concert promoter.
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Laurie Haslund - harmony vocals |
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Born into an irrepressibly
musical family, Laurie's knack for harmony developed as naturally as
learning to talk. After performing and teaching guitar in
Hawaii, she took some time off to raise children while continuing to
take advantage of every opportunity to harmonize. Laurie along
with her husband Lance, provide the dynamic harmony vocals
the Jangles
are known for. In addition to harmony, Laurie is a featured
vocalist, percussionist and Uke player with the Jangles.
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