Hello, I am El Pino. Former captain of the Volunteers but because of mutiny and rebellion my authority suffered gravely. Now I’m part of the crew, adrift on the course of events. Not a bad place to be since we seem to be floating in the right direction. It’s been four years since I headed out on this course. Never intended to get it all out into the great open. But sacrifices were made and I left the sleazerock of Wiseguy. Besides that I now only spend half of the time I used to on fly-fishing, designing and reading. Up ‘till now it’s been worth every second fighting for this couse. I never had more fun than playing songs with these guys.

• Purpose: Lead guitar and vox
• Gear: 1973 El Degas Dreadnought and a 1994 Martin D-28 Dreadnought

El Pino's Top 5 Modern-Day Favorites:

1. Devin Davis – Lonely People of the World, Unite!
2. Feist – The Reminder
3. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
4. Patrick Watson – Close to Paradise
5. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga

Swap your record collection with El Pino at elpino@elpinoandthevolunteers.com.

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