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An appreciative crowd greet
ed the East Coast band Skyline
Wednesday night at the Zoo
bar. It was a one-night engage
ment for the band's hybridized
blend of jazz, country and rock
set upon a bluegrass base. Sky
line's tight, well-integrated style
stirs the mixture and produ
ces a distinctly down-to-earth
sound.
Tony Trischka, lead banjo
player and songwriter said Sky
line's music has wider appeal
than traditional bluegrass
because of the band members'
broad music background.
Mandolin player Barry Mit
terhoff said Skyline is the vehi
cle that has the best chance to
reach many people. Changing
the music to reach more peo
ple is not in the band's plans if
it means straying from their
country-bluegrass roots, he
said.
Mitterhoff said the band has
had little formal instruction in
music most of the material
is simply "picked up," especially
the wild rambling solos of Mit
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Trischka on banjo, which are
all improvised.
Trischka said winter is the
lean time for bluegrass musi
cians because most work is
found at the large bluegrass
festivals held outdoors in the
summer. As the days get shor
ter, so does the work. The Lin
coln engagement was a stop
over on the way to the Winfield
Bluegrass Festival in Winfield,
Kan., this weekend.
"The winter months are a
time for rejuvenation and other
projects," Mitterhoff said.
Teaching and writing are the
main projects for most of the
band. Trischka has written
hundreds of songs and many
instruction books for bluegrass
banjo and guitar players. Other
band members freelance with
groups playing everything from
jazz and blues to classical
music.
The reception of bluegrass
music overseas is often better
than in the United States,
Trischka said. One reason is that
musicians are held in higher
stature overseas than they are
in the United States. Another
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cluded, is quickly embraced
merely because it is American.
Mitterhoff said band mem
bers communicate through
their instruments to express
what they have written into
the music The popularity of
bluegrass music is lower than
in the past, but it is enjoying an
upswing because of the nation
al exposure many bands have
gained. National networks,
such as the Nashville Network
have sponsored nationally
broadcast hours of bluegrass
that have featured Skyline.
Trischka said he hopes this
exposure will help bring Amer
ica's native, home-grown music
into more homes. Trischka,
Mitterhoff and the rest of the
band Dede Wyland on gui
tar and vocals, Larry Cohen on
bass, and Danny Weiss on gui
tars, banjo, and vocals have
a tight, integrated style of play
ing that blends many types of
music into a special sound.
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