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Travis Wetzel has five albums featuring his contemporary fiddle music, mandolin, guitar & vocals. He can be heard as the lead fiddler on countless bluegrass, rock, gospel, country and jazz albums. He has performed and recorded with bluegrass artists Bill Monroe, Bill Harrell, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Mac Wiseman & Jesse McReynolds. Concert and radio experience has included performances with Franny Beecher, former guitarist of Benny Goodman's band and an original member of Bill Haley's Comets. Wetzel has staged with recognizable names Stephane Grappelli & Charles Osgood of CBS's Sunday Morning, Bill Anderson and Wynona Judd. He performed at the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. for the House of Representatives with congressman Ben "Cooter" Jones of Dukes of Hazzard fame. Cooter and Wetzel also have a CD called "The Ghosts of Dixie."

Travis performs on the Grand Ole Opry with mandolin legend, Jesse McReynolds. He is also part of the Johnny Cash musical called "Ring of Fire" at the Roxy Theater in Clarksville, TN.

The Original Travis Wetzel Trio

On April 1, 2009, we lost a tremendous musician and an even greater friend. Frank Whalen's long history included playing electric guitar, electric bass and keyboard in a mixed venue - the 424th Army Band - as well as in a Dixieland band and a 17-piece dance band. He played for top 40 band clubs and appeared on the "Stella Saturday Night Dead" TV show with the house band. He performed for over 50 years. Rock and roll, jazz, swing, pop, country, bluegrass, Celtic, and Latin, Frank did it all. We are proud to have known him as a brother musician and one of our best friends.

Ron Greenstein began his career playing bass for a local Philly band, then moved on to play with the legendary Tanner Brothers, Bucks County Grass, Skookil Express, and Borderline. He has toured Europe and the US with the Lewis Brothers, and currently plays bass for folk icons Tom Paxton and The Chad Mitchell Trio.

	The Musicians
	Biographies - Travis & Fellow Musicians
	The Musicians

			Travis Wetzel has five albums featuring his contemporary fiddle music, mandolin, guitar & vocals. He can be heard as the lead fiddler on countless bluegrass, rock, gospel, country and jazz albums. He has performed and recorded with bluegrass artists Bill Monroe, Bill Harrell, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Mac Wiseman & Jesse McReynolds. Concert and radio experience has included performances with Franny Beecher, former guitarist of Benny Goodman's band and an original member of Bill Haley's Comets. Wetzel has staged with recognizable names Stephane Grappelli & Charles Osgood of CBS's Sunday Morning, Bill Anderson and Wynona Judd. He performed at the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. for the House of Representatives with congressman Ben "Cooter" Jones of Dukes of Hazzard fame. Cooter and Wetzel also have a CD called "The Ghosts of Dixie." Travis performs on the Grand Ole Opry with mandolin legend, Jesse McReynolds. He is also part of the Johnny Cash musical called "Ring of Fire" at the Roxy Theater in Clarksville, TN.

The Original Travis Wetzel Trio
			On April 1, 2009, we lost a tremendous musician and an even greater friend. Frank Whalen's long history included playing electric guitar, electric bass and keyboard in a mixed venue - the 424th Army Band - as well as in a Dixieland band and a 17-piece dance band. He played for top 40 band clubs and appeared on the "Stella Saturday Night Dead" TV show with the house band. He performed for over 50 years. Rock and roll, jazz, swing, pop, country, bluegrass, Celtic, and Latin, Frank did it all. We are proud to have known him as a brother musician and one of our best friends.
			Ron Greenstein began his career playing bass for a local Philly band, then moved on to play with the legendary Tanner Brothers, Bucks County Grass, Skookil Express, and Borderline. He has toured Europe and the US with the Lewis Brothers, and currently plays bass for folk icons Tom Paxton and The Chad Mitchell Trio.