Bio for David the Spoon Player

This is a picture of me playing the spoons in a play at age 9. It was a play at the school I went too, which was Parsonsfield Consolidated School, at the site of the Parsonsfield Seminary, which is now in the works of being protected by Friends of Parsem. They have a yearly event normally the first Saturday in August. Its something that shouldn't be missed. What happened to that cute little kid?

Music has always been a part of my life. Growing up, my mother and father were part of a folk band that played at local events and various functions in Parsonsfield, ME and the surrounding areas. At the age of nine, while being babysat by a local woman who went by the name of "Steep Falls Grammy", I was introduced to the spoons. This fiery red headed woman saw right away that I would be perfect for this form of percussion and armed with a set of ordinary kitchen spoons, sat me down and taught me how to make basic rhythm. It wasn’t long before I was able to listen to songs that my parents played and accompany them to the events that they played at. As I grew older I continued to play along with my favorite songs that I heard on the radio and at live events. When I joined the armed service, I always managed to have a set of spoons with me, so that if there was ever down time, I could join in with others that had their favorite musical instruments with them. After I left the service while living in Phoenix, AZ, I would include my spoon playing in "slam poetry" readings that I attended and participated in and gave local demonstrations on how to play spoons. Now, living back in Maine, I am able to attend schools, fairs, and local community gatherings and show people the timeless past time that is musical spoons.

A picture of Patrick Eastman, and myself at Parsem when I was 9. Same time period as the picture above.