- Billy Cardine
Bill Cardine is a
resophonic guitar (Dobro ) player who currently performs with bluegrass bandThe Biscuit Burners who have been featured onBBC World 's "Destination Music", thePBS "Roadtrip Nation ",NPR 's "Mountain Stage ", and recentlyThe History Channel 's "Our Generation".uccesses
Blending the stylings that propelled the instrument by bluegrass legends before him with the sounds of
Indian Slide , Billy Cardine has garnered the respect of those who influenced him. In the April 2007 issue of [http://www.bluegrassmusic.com/index.php?issue=190168 Bluegrass Unlimited] , Jerry Douglas is quoted as saying:Experience
Cardine's unique approach to the instrument stems from his knowledge and appreciation for
music from all corners of the world. He has studiedresophonic guitar underMike Auldridge ,Rob Ickes , andRandy Kohrs . He performedbluegrass music withWalker's Run for years.He also studied
slide guitar underIndian Slide MasterDebashish Bhattacharya , who serves as Cardine's musicalguru . Cardine is one of the few in America who owns, and at times performs with, achaturangui (a 22-stringed instrument created by Bhattacharya, which blends tones ofRudra-veena ,violin ,sarode , andsitar ).While performing with and composing material for
The Biscuit Burners , Billy has also produced all of their releases.ound and style
Recordings
*"Organically Grown #94060" (2001) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]
w/ Ivan Rosenberg
*"The Donkeys" (2007) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]
The Biscuit Burners
*"Fiery Mountain Music" (2004) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]
*"The Biscuit Burners" (2004) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]
*"A Mountain Apart" (2005) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]
*"Take Me Home" (2008) [http://payplay.fm/label/Indidog+Records Indidog Records]References
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