Lisa has been
playing 5-string banjo for over twenty years and is regarded as one of
the top melodic players in the region. She is the co-author of The Complete
Book of Clawhammer Banjo and is presently working on her second Mel Bay
publication titled Old Time Music for Clawhammer Banjo. With the help of
Sandol Astrausky, this book is evolving into a wonderful collection of
contra dance tunes for fiddle, banjo guitar and bass. Lisa's work will
also be included in a "Collectors Edition Anthology of Banjo Solos that
will include some of the world's finest banjo performers. Lisa has a BS
in Music Education and is presently teaching at Chariho Middle School in
Wood River, RI. She is a recipient of a Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant
from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and has served as a panelist
for the State of Connecticut Commission on the Arts. Lisa currently resides
with her family in Hope Valley, RI.