Stephen's New Bass

If there is one happy boy in the world, it's my brother!  Stephen is so excited about his new bass.  He started taking guitar lessons last September, and has picked up on it VERY quickly.  He is definitely a natural.  His teacher is the leader of a bluegrass band, so it's little wonder that Stephen has fallen in love with bluegrass music.  He learned a lot of the songs that the band plays, and he was doing so well that his teacher even made him an associate member of their band so he can come play with them at all their practices!  Stephen goes to every jam session he can, and he has performed two or three times with his teacher at an open mic event at the outdoor theater downtown.

Mr. Garner has also started teaching Stephen how to pluck away at the upright bass.  Stephen loved that, too, and soon wanted a bass of his own!  Mom found one on Craig's list for a very reasonable price, so a few weeks ago, Stephen, Dad, and Mr. Garner drove more than 8-9 hours round-trip to look at it.  Fortunately, it was in great condition, so they bought it and Stephen became the proud new owner of a beautiful new instrument!  Now he's trying to raise over $900 to go to fiddling camp in Tennessee with Mr. Garner next summer to take classes for the bass.  

Anyhow, we had a little photo shoot out in the front yard last week, and here are some of my favorite pictures...

I have such a cute little brother!!!  (Just don't tell him I said so!)  He is growing up so fast, and I am very proud of him.  He will always be my little buddy.  :-)

Here's a video I uploaded of him playing the bass on the stage at the outdoor theater at the last open mic, with his teacher - Mr. Garner - singing and playing guitar, Waverly on fiddle, and Mr. Green contributing some vocals.  Enjoy!