Musical Events
Music is a big part of my life. I first started playing piano at age 6 and am self-taught on that instrument. I started trombone lessons in grade school. I picked up guitar at age 13. In college I bought an upright bass — which has always been my favorite instrument. And in my early 30's, I discovered that I seem to have some sort of innate talent for music and can play just about any instrument once someone shows me how.
I have a large, well-stocked music room in my home where I now keep all the instruments that I've acquired over the years, including piano, trombone, guitars, acoustic bass, trumpets, clarinet, wooden flutes, my granddad's mandolin, ukulele, balalaika, harmonicas, pan pipes, recorders, slide whistles, ocarinas, accordion, gut bucket, several small drums, and an entire wall with a huge assortment of small percussion instruments.
I've also jammed with lots of professional musicians including Matt and Mark Herschler, Celia, Rusted Root, Goki Bi System, Star Drooker, Wil Lettman, Kim Zombik, Peter Jones, Nancy Rockland-Miller, Jay Mankita, Doug Hewitt, Brian Bender, Gaia Roots, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., Will Brown, Tim Van Egmond, John Porcino, Mark Fox, and a whole host of others I can't remember right now.
However, although I have played out a few times, I am not a professional musician: I don't play in a band or play music for a living. But I do perform both stiltwalking and my unique shows at a wide variety of musical events. I've opened for Tom Paxton and Tom Chapin. I've entertained at several music festivals including Max Creek's "Camp Creek", the Bright Moments Jazz Festival eight times, Charlemont Reggae Festival four times, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Hot Food / Hot Jazz twice, Schleigho's "Ho Down" five times, Moon Boot Lovers' "Boot Camp", and "The Big Squeeze" bluegrass festival twice so far (and am already booked for 2008), and have opened for various musicians at Bellingham's "Concerts on the Grass" six times since 1997 and counting.
Click to see appropriate performances:
for all ages: Stiltwalking & the Aerial Delights Show
Stiltwalking Walk-Around
for teens and other active people: The On-the-Go High-Octane Special
for kids: Giants & Giraffes * Dragons & Detectives
Click here to see a list of TREVOR's Music, Theatre, and Dance Event Performances.