Ernie Scholl bought his first record at the age of five and his first album purchase was “Meet the Beatles” in 1963. He began playing the guitar at age twelve, switched to bass guitar at 16 and was playing in a band at 18. After graduating from the University of Maine Farmington, he worked in Augusta for the State of Maine for about a year. Since then he has been most happy to pursue his passion for music at Everyday Music. Early concert highlights were seeing the Jimi Hendrix show in Boston Garden in 1969, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour opening night at the Augusta Civic Center in 1975, Eric Clapton at the Augusta Civic Center in 1979, Bonnie Raitt in Portland in the early 1980’s, Johnny Clegg at Bowdoin College in 1987, Paul McCartney in Worcester, Mass. in 1991.
Recent concerts Kasey Chambers in Somerville, Mass, John Gorka at the Unity Performing Arts Center, Richard Thompson at the State Street Church in Portland and many acts at the Bangor, Maine Folk Festival. Many fine concerts of local, state and national musicians at Nordica Auditorium in Farmington!
Long time favorite artists are The Beatles, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Altan, Capercallie.
Recent favorites are Kasey Chambers, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Wailin Jenny’s, Slaid Cleaves and Ray Lamontagne to name but a few!
If he could raise one musician from the dead it would be John Lennon.
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