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Article: Russ Rentler Acoustic Minstrel.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
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- June 22, 2004
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Russ Rentler
Russ Rentler is based in eastern Pennsylvania. While attending Moravian College in Bethlehem he teamed up with John Gorka and Richard Shindell in a college band. They went off to fame and fortune and Russ went off to med. school. Recently he has given up his practice to concentrate on music making, and Acoustic Minstrel is his second CD.
Russ plays a myriad of instruments including guitar, bass, National steel guitar, Dobro, harmonica, Autoharp, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, fiddle and bouzouki. The CD is mostly a collection of original songs and tunes in a variety of styles with Russ playing all the instruments.
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