Ken J.Lillico Steel Guitarist.

Born in '69, Ken was the son of Oakville Piano technician,
John E. Lillico- learned some cello, and classical as a boy, before
being bitten by the 'country bug' in the early '80's
Ken has had some degree of success in building his own guitars,
"LILLICOsteel" & has assembled and busked with the following :

1995 : B-5 A lap-steel accoustic Banjo
l996 : "Blues-Uke" a 4-string '64 Gretsch Ukelale w/ Grovers
l997 : D-4 Combining the Uke with a 13.5 in.banjo, doubleneck
" : S-5, & ES-5 both were once 6-string accoustics,
The latter having 2 pickups, 3 pos. V&T pot controls.
mid1997 : Pawned a '93 Telecaster for the remains of a 10 string
SHO-BUD, with one pathetic knee lever, on 2nd or 3rd .

Ken started making a name for himself with the D-4 Uke-Jo,
Busking, & Jamming with Slim Gaynor, Jerome Godboo, Brian Cober,
"The Gingko Girls" ,and mind-blowing sessions with "The Aliens"

Influences include : JERRY GARCIA, JUNIOR BROWN, GREG LEISZ,
JAMES MARSHALL HENDRIX, and JIMMY ROGERS.
Recent Shows : Gladstone Hotel & Spadina subway with Petunia,
CAFE KARA mon/tues/saturday matinees with DANTE^ & ALIENS ensemble
in Kensingtonmarket in Nov/Dec. 98.
NEW YEARS EVE broadcast from Quinns Tavern, Killaloe, on CHCR
l02.9 FM community radio, W/The Stoppa Lake Melodeers.
1999 Jan l party @ HAGGARTY HOUSE recording, W/ BARNEY McCAFFERY
in Downtown Killaloe.

Upcoming : RECORDING IN SPRING 1999 with CRISTINA MASOTTI
"Gingko's" Fiddler extrordnaire !

Ken J.Lillico appreciates the support of friends, fans, & fellow
Steel Guitar players ! Like AL BRISCO ! (You're THE MAN!)
Donations of used equipment gratefully accepted through Mr.Brisco.
(Uhh, like a BJS tone bar, G.F.I. S-l0, a new pick, etc.

THANKS TO Y'ALL !
keep on steelin' !

KEN J.LILLICO

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