Bill Stewart - Fiddle
Our friend and fellow Slicker, Bill Stewart, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020. He was a great guy, a fine fiddler and a tireless champion of old-time music.
I started playing old time music in the mid to late 70's. When I was starting to fiddle, I was exposed to Cousin Curtis and the Cash Rebates and the Geyer Street Sheiks. At the same time, I started going to the Childgrove Country dances. Through jam sessions, I met Lindell, Bob Clark, Charlie Walden and Rich Hibbs and others. I am most grateful to Emily Buckhannon, Chris German and Geoff Seitz from whom I learned a great deal about fiddle playing. I am also indebted to Cousin Curtis who pushed me to fiddle in public. Now that I've identified the cause of that, I hope the public doesn't tar and feather him.
I played with several groups, the Mississippi Mudcats, Roadkill Ramblers and the Old Time Rhythm Method for dances, but stopped playing in public while my kids were growing up. Several years ago, I talking with my wife about how I missed playing music with my friends. Next thing I knew, at her instigation, I was playing at Bob Clark's weekly session, having a great time and meeting a new set of musical friends, Sean, Roy, Rich and David. To my surprise, they invited me along to play on the local radio station one afternoon and I've been playing with Slickers ever since. Since joining the Slickers, I also got to start playing with my old friend, Lindell when he filled in while David was on sabbatical and ultimately stayed on.
As a band, our motto seems to be; so many tunes, so little time. Our other motto is; it ain't old time, it's Missouri.
I played with several groups, the Mississippi Mudcats, Roadkill Ramblers and the Old Time Rhythm Method for dances, but stopped playing in public while my kids were growing up. Several years ago, I talking with my wife about how I missed playing music with my friends. Next thing I knew, at her instigation, I was playing at Bob Clark's weekly session, having a great time and meeting a new set of musical friends, Sean, Roy, Rich and David. To my surprise, they invited me along to play on the local radio station one afternoon and I've been playing with Slickers ever since. Since joining the Slickers, I also got to start playing with my old friend, Lindell when he filled in while David was on sabbatical and ultimately stayed on.
As a band, our motto seems to be; so many tunes, so little time. Our other motto is; it ain't old time, it's Missouri.
Bob Clark
A founding & current emeritus member of the Slickers, Bob retired from the band in 2018. He has plenty of sordid stories to tell! 
Ellen Welch
Ellen is another honorary Slicker who plays guitar, mandolin and ukulele. 
Joey Kenig
Joey is a guitarist, a singer-songwriter and another honorary Slicker. 
The Buckhannon Brothers
Long-time St. Louis Old-Time players and veterans of many bands, Dennis' guitar and Curtis' mandolin playing are unique. Curtis' jokes are not to be missed (no matter how hard you try)! |
Roy Farwell
Another founding & current emeritus member of the Slickers, Roy retired from the band in 2018. A great guitar player and heckuva nice guy. Ask him about his conveyor belt. 
Alyssa Catlin
Alyssa is a wonderful classical guitarist and an honorary Slicker. So far, she's managed to put up with us old geezers.
Charlie Walden (left) and Geoff Seitz (right)
Two great fiddlers and long-term friends of most of the Slickers. |
Michael Banvard
Michael is the fiddler with Three Crooked Men and hosts a twice-monthly Old-Time jam session at The Civil Life Brewery. |
Ellen Gomez
Another long-term friend who fiddles with the St. Louis band Blind Pig. 
Roger Netherton
Roger is a truly gifted young musician who plays fiddle, mandolin and banjo. He's shown here (several years ago) playing with Howard Marshall. 
Dave Landreth
Dave is an amazing banjo player and Folk School instructor who is well-know in St. Louis and the Old-Time community at large. Many St. Louis banjo players got their start from Dave. |
