Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, District 6, featured musician this month is Ron Estep from Florence. The fiddlers will be playing Jan. 16 from 1-4 p.m. at the Winchester Bay Community Center. The afternoon music will start with an acoustic circle jam for an hour and then a performance onstage. The public is invited to listen and dance.
The featured musician (an autobiography):
Ron Estep was the oldest brother of Don Jr. and Dick. Mom and Dad both sang and Dad played guitar and on Saturday nights the Estep home was the place to gather for musicians and friends and
neighbors. Ron started learning guitar at the age of 10 and his brothers did the same about a year later. Ron was exposed to many genres of music as Mom and Dad played and sang Pop, Swing and Country.
While growing up in the 1950’s Ron and his brothers began picking
up Pop and Rock & Roll along with some Blues, then in the 1960’s the Folk Music explosion began and The Estep Brothers were there on the scene — Ron with his 12-string Guitar, Brother Dick with his 6-string guitar and brother Don on the stand up Bass. The Estep Brothers were asked to headline many of the Hootenannies around Oregon.
But the money received wasn’t enough to pay the expenses,
so they traded in their acoustic guitars and bass and purchased
electric instruments and started playing nightclubs.
In 1962,The Estep Brothers recorded a record and were interviewed on the radio and also guest starred on a couple of TV shows. The brothers finally had to separate as a group, due to their family commitments and the distance between their homes. In the 70’s Ron and a couple of other musicians formed a group and was the house band for The Fisherman’s Warf in Florence for 10 years. He also gave guitar lessons for many years.
Ron is now retired from the computer and electronics industry but is still very much involved in the music scene, being a longtime member of OOTFA District #5, also a member of The New Folksters group of Florence. Ron has also played for the annual Relay for Life in Florence for the last 8 years. He is also very active in playing and singing music once a month for the residents of Elderberry Square, The Shorewood and Spruce Point in Florence.
“It is such a pleasure and so gratifying to share your talents with others, whether it be listeners, other musicians or teaching someone how to do something,” said Ron.
Ron Estep of Florence will perform with the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Winchester Bay Community Center.
Fiddler of New Folksters fame
Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, District 6, featured musician this month is Ron Estep from Florence. The fiddlers will be playing Jan. 16 from 1-4 p.m. at the Winchester Bay Community Center. The afternoon music will start with an acoustic circle jam for an hour and then a performance onstage. The public is invited to listen and dance.
The featured musician (an autobiography):
Ron Estep was the oldest brother of Don Jr. and Dick. Mom and Dad both sang and Dad played guitar and on Saturday nights the Estep home was the place to gather for musicians and friends and
neighbors. Ron started learning guitar at the age of 10 and his brothers did the same about a year later. Ron was exposed to many genres of music as Mom and Dad played and sang Pop, Swing and Country.
While growing up in the 1950’s Ron and his brothers began picking
up Pop and Rock & Roll along with some Blues, then in the 1960’s the Folk Music explosion began and The Estep Brothers were there on the scene — Ron with his 12-string Guitar, Brother Dick with his 6-string guitar and brother Don on the stand up Bass. The Estep Brothers were asked to headline many of the Hootenannies around Oregon.
But the money received wasn’t enough to pay the expenses,
so they traded in their acoustic guitars and bass and purchased
electric instruments and started playing nightclubs.
In 1962,The Estep Brothers recorded a record and were interviewed on the radio and also guest starred on a couple of TV shows. The brothers finally had to separate as a group, due to their family commitments and the distance between their homes. In the 70’s Ron and a couple of other musicians formed a group and was the house band for The Fisherman’s Warf in Florence for 10 years. He also gave guitar lessons for many years.
Ron is now retired from the computer and electronics industry but is still very much involved in the music scene, being a longtime member of OOTFA District #5, also a member of The New Folksters group of Florence. Ron has also played for the annual Relay for Life in Florence for the last 8 years. He is also very active in playing and singing music once a month for the residents of Elderberry Square, The Shorewood and Spruce Point in Florence.
“It is such a pleasure and so gratifying to share your talents with others, whether it be listeners, other musicians or teaching someone how to do something,” said Ron.
Ron Estep of Florence will perform with the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Winchester Bay Community Center.