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Patrick Reinhart

I was seventeen as of Elvis' birthday 2001. I was born in Denver, Colorado and have been going to the Denver Waldorf School. There I started playing a few different instruments, simply because it was required. These included the lyre, soprano recorder, and finally the cello. 

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The two basic choices in orchestra was between the cello and violin. The violin, needless to say, was by far the more popular, which is why I chose the cello. My brother John however, had chosen the violin two years before. From there, he started taking lessons from Texas fiddler Chris Daring. I grew tired of the cello and quit after eighth grade, but I still wanted to play music!

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The answer came to me after going to many fiddle contests. I would start playing guitar! Then I could back-up my brother. But a standard guitar is too common, so I would start playing the Tenor.

Patrick Reinhart

For my twelfth birthday, I got a cheap baritone uke that could double as a Tenor until we could find one. Chris Daring's son, Noel, also plays Tenor so I took lessons from him and have become a competent back-up for Texas fiddle music. Since then, I have acquired a sturdy Kay tenor, and a Harmony bought for $100 off Ebay. Amazingly enough, there are occasionally some good tenors that one can find there!

My involvement in this project began when I suggested that some of us in the Tenor Guitar Registry should start a website. I was informed that one had already started, so I was recruited onto the team because of my previous web building skills. I almost got to do my school's site as well, but things didn't work out. I have done Swing Thai's web site, and a compendium of lyrics from the folk group from England, Steeleye Span.

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Click below for the other members of the Five Tenors

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Mark Josephs
Tom Molyneaux
Steve Pyott
Tom Vincent

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