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Welcome to my personal website, panthercreekstudios.
For song samples, scroll to bottom of home page.
My name is Doug Knecht. I have played for many bands, including The Paul Davis Show, The Bluegrass Knechtion,
The Bluegrass Cracker Jaks, Bluegrass Express, Diamonds in the Rough, Don Brown and the Ozark Mountain Trio, Wild and Blue,
Shady Mix, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Sally Jones and the Sidewinders, Ashton Gap, and Molly Mathewson and the Loggerhythms.
My favorite instrument is banjo, but I like guitar and mandolin as well. I also run my own mini studio here in Roanoke,
IL called Panther Creek Studios. You can check out some of the songs on my new debut CD below, see the photos of some
of my best pickin' friends, and visit some of their websites!
-thanks!
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This is my buddy Ashley Lewis and myself. Ashley is an expert and professional on the mandolin, and sings
and writes some great songs as well. She has her own CD out called "Past Presence". Ashley is destined
to be playing with the big cats (she's already a star in my book!) so watch for her
in the future! You can learn more about her band "Ashton Gap" by clicking on the link below.
http://www.ashtongap.com
Some of my favorite banjo players would be Earl Scruggs, Sonny Osborne, Ralph Stanley, Alan Munde, Terry Baucom, Scott
Vestal, Ron Block, Bela Fleck, Tom Adams, JD Crowe, Ron Stewart, Craig Smith, and the list goes on indefinately. They've
all had an influence on my picking style, and I'm lucky to say I know atleast three of these people personally.
I recorded my CD here at Panther Creek Studios too. I use MAGIX software, along with a nice Peavey VMP2
preamp (that used to belong to Steve Wariner...!) and some good mics. Learning to record, mix, and master is a fun hobby
for me, and I'm looking forward to recording some more musicians in the near future.
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These are some of my friends at the Illinois State Fair Banjo Contest back in 1992:
Molly Mathewson, Doug Knecht (me), Mark Mathewson, Jenny Lees, and Margie Mathewson.
Mark is an accomplished songwriter and singer as well. He wrote "Sorry County Blues" for Lonesome River Band, "I
Let a Good Woman Go" and
"Last Dollar Blues" for Blue Highway, plus many more songs for top artists in bluegrass. His daughter Molly is
now 16 years old and heads her own band "Molly Mathewson and the Loggerhythms", consisting of Molly (vocals, penny whistle,
mandolin), Mark (guitar & vocals), Ann Bova (bass and vocals) and myself on banjo. Click on the link below to learn
about Ann Bova and Joe Bohlen's "The Cabin Concerts".
http://www.thecabinconcerts.com
This is my good friend Merle Lawson. Merle have known each other for probably close to 25 years. He is a
fine banjo picker, and also very good at fixing problems on my banjo. This picture is of us at Christmas time at his
wife's birthday party/jam session they hold every year.
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Contact:
dknechtbanjo71@hotmail.com
"The Panther Creek Sessions"
Recorded, produced, and mixed by Doug Knecht at Panther Creek Studios.
Photo and Booklet design by Wil Maring.
Click on songs to hear sample of CD... Note:
These songs are formatted in MP3 so the sound quality is not as good as the real thing. If you want better quality,
order the Cd!! This project is copyrighted and protected. Thanks.
Big Country (Derrick/Martin)
Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass
Earl's Breakdown (Earl Scruggs)
Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass
Ed Cosner - fiddle
Rose of Old Kentucky (Bill Monroe)
Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, lead guitar, bass, baritone
Mark Mathewson - guitar, lead vocal
Ashley Lewis - tenor
Ed Cosner - fiddle
The songs below are not on my CD but extras -- some recorded years ago, some recorded just recently.
Hope you enjoy these too!
Home of the Red Fox
Doug Knecht - banjo
Welcome to New York
Doug Knecht - banjo
Pike County Breakdown
Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass
Rainin' In LA
Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, vocals
Hurt & Pain
Original, recorded in 1996 by Doug Knecht - banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass
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