Jody Stecher Artist Profile
Jody Stecher
- Real name: Jonathan Allan Stecher
- Label(s): Appleseed, Bay, Ceirnini Cladaig, Flying Fish, Folkways, Kicking Mule, Rounder, Showcase
- Date of Birth: June 1, 1946
- Sign: Gemini
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY, US
Jody Stecher Biography
Jody Stecher is an American singer and musician, who plays bluegrass and old-time music on banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar, and Dagar-vani dhrupad on the sursringar, a rare Indian instrument that is a baritone relative of the sarod. At the age of twelve he acquired a dusty fretless Gatcomb in an antique shop and bought it for two dollars. After gaining a solid grounding in bluegrass,...