The Face of Local Music - Derek Krogh

Derek at La Honda Fair 2012

I first met this month's Face of Local Music victim at a Wednesday night Bluegrass jam at the Merry Prankster Cafe. It was a pretty high level jam and then Derek and friend Pete showed up and took it over the top.  Derek just might be the best kept musical secret in La Honda. He is an amazing banjo player and has the history to prove it. I have wondered for 15 years why this guy isn't out playing around the country and making a name for himself. Well after this interview I have my answer, been there and done it. Derek first started playing in 1963. One of his first teachers was some bay area guy named Jerry Garcia. In 1967 Derek started playing professionaly with the Stone Mountain String Band which included Ed Littlefield of Marly's Ghost a favorite of the current festival scene. The complete list of well known musicians he played with before they became well known is quite long so we'll skip most of them. From 1982 to 1984 he played locally with Go For Broke. Eventually he ended up in the band Back in the Saddle which kept him busy for several years touring and playing all through the west and playing the major venues in the bay area.  Tom Rigney (went on to play with the Sundogs) played with Back in the Saddle too. House band for the Great American Music Hall, Stern Grove concerts, even opening for Ricky Nelson at the Stone in San Francisco. Sounds like Back in the Saddle was a busy band. Coolest gig ever? Playing the cast party from the original Star Wars movie at the Lucas compound. Coolest Musician met while touring? BB King playing Harrahs with Back in the Saddle sharing the bill. BB was gracious and friendly and seemed sincerely excited to have them on the bill. They used to play in La Honda at the Boots and Saddles. Quite a spectrum, Boots to Harrahs. Well after close to a couple a decades of keeping a low profile there have been a few Derek sightings. He has just started playing with old friends in a new project. The Undergods play a mix of acoustic and electric Americana. He just did the La Honda Fair with the Undergods and finally La Honda got to see Derek tear it up. Derek has two CD's out that cover traditional banjo as well as electric more modern styles. No banjo lover should be without these two CD's. You can get his CD's at cdbaby.com. There are no scheduled gigs right this moment but Derek assures me you will be able to see the Undergods (Karen, Pete, Larry and Bundy)in the near future at the local venues.

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[Mike Faulkner]

I first met Derek back in Sept. '70, when he was playing with Wabash...he was already a great player then...people talk about Bela Fleck, HA!....Krogh might be the best I've ever heard...