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Fred Etheridge 1944 - 2010 |
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Bob Denoncourt, Mederic (Boo)Harnois, Fred Etheridge at PeeWee Harnois's. Note the Don
Stover poster in the back. Many New England acts played in this room
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A take off on the Country Gentlemen's Traveler album. Fred Etheridge paddling
with his Martin, Bob pointing the way, and George Woodmunsie hoping he wouldn't
rock the boat. George was afraid of water but was such a good sport about this.
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20/20 Vision and Walking Around Blind.
Jimmy Martin would be proud. |
Smokey Greene's Festival Upstate New York
Fred, Bob, Freddie, Jr |
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 About 30 years later (September 2002) at Bill Hall's camp
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to go to view more photos taken at Bill's camp
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Bob Denoncourt, Fred Etheridge, Rolling Rock, Bill Hall (Northwind), Bob's son Jim
Denoncourt (Wild Horse Drive - Reno, NV
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Fred Etheridge and Bill Hall of Northwind and Fred's son Jeff.
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Jim Carrara, Fred, Fred's cousin Bill Hall, Bob Denoncourt |
Gerry Harnois, Jim, Fred, Bill |
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Fred and his cousin Bill Hall.
Click here to go to the Bill Hall Website |
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Fred, Bill, Bob
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You think this is funny??? Just wait.... |
Hold him Gerry...I'm going to give him a big smooch!! |
Seven years later - June 2009 - at Sam Tidwell's house.
John Stey, Sam, Fred, Bob Denoncourt, Myrna Riquier |
Timberlyne
Bill Hall [left] and Fred [right] |
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Pine Creek Bluegrass
This picture is on their site.
Jim Beaver, Fred Etheridge, Sal Sauco, Mike Volatile, Nannette Addesso |
Fred on stage at tribute for Sam Tidwell June 2009 |
John Stey hustling off stage, Fred, Bob Denoncourt, Bill Kimball, Sam Tidwell
Bob, Bill, and Sam were 3/4 of the Kennebec Valley Boys in Maine.
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Fred and his son Jeff |
Frederick E. Etheridge Sr.
- January 12, 1944 - October 1, 2010 STERLING -
Frederick E. Etheridge Sr., 66, of Gibson Hill Road, died Friday at home. He was
the husband of Patricia (Epstein) Etheridge; they were married October 20, 1981.
He was born in Oneco on January 12, 1944 the son of Gertrude (Tinkham) Etheridge
of Plainfield and the late George Etheridge.
Mr. Etheridge had been employed for many years as a furniture maker, antique dealer
and as a wholesaler supplier of Mountain Laurel to Carbone Florist and Jewett City
Greenhouse.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Plainfield.
He was an accomplished musician playing the guitar, mandolin, upright bass and fiddle.
He loved bluegrass music and played in three bluegrass bands.
Besides his wife and mother he is survived by his sons, Frederick E. Etheridge II
and wife Tammy of Oneco, Jeffrey A. Etheridge and wife Cara of Eureka, IL, Johnny
L. Zaccaria and wife Maria of Warwick, RI, Brian D. Frenette and Tabitha Ouellette
of Oneco and Jamie A. Frenette of Moosup, seventeen grandchildren, two great grandchildren
and was predeceased by his brother Bruce Etheridge.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service on October 9, 2010
at 1:00 P.M. at Cedar Swamp Cemetery, Cedar Swamp Road, Sterling. There are no calling
hours. Tillinghast Funeral Home, 25 Main Street, Central Village is in charge of
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The Bluegrass community lost Fred and his cousin Bill Hall same year - 2010
You Tube Video: Bill Hall and Northwind - With Fred Etheridge
Bluegrass Cafe Blog: Fred's passing
Bluegrass Cafe Blog: Bill's passing
Pine Creek Bluegrass Band Site
Fred a host of the Sam Tidwell Tribute
Facebook: Still Picking |
Roger (Bill) Hall
75, of Rocky Hill Road, North Scituate, died Tuesday at home.
He was the husband
of Gertrude M. (Berube) Hall. They were married for 53 years.
Born in Smithfield, a son of the late Warren R. and Mildred (Tinkham) Hall, He lived
in North Scituate, previously living in Cumberland.
Mr. Hall was an experimental
machinist with The Foxboro Company for 35 years until retiring.
He was a well known
Blue Grass musician, songwriter and Band Leader and he was recently accepted as
one of the 200 original Pioneers of Bluegrass by the International Bluegrass Music
Association (IBMA).
He is also survived by his children, Allen T. Hall of Ellington, CT, Linda M. Irish
of Warwick, Sharon R. Matthews of Scituate and Deborah B. Hall of Cumberland; seven
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, and a sister, Carol Hall of Scituate.
He was the father of the late James A. Hall.
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