Stephen Russell Payne

Stephen Russell Payne
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Stephen Russell Payne
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Stephen Russell Payne is a general surgeon in St. Albans.

By Stephen Russell Payne
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Tinker had no musical ability of his own, but with the help of his son, Steve, a civil engineer, the Palmers started researching the idea.Steve had no musical experience either, and he and his father certainly knew nothing about bluegrass."Before my father got all of us into this, the only thing I could play well was a radio, Steve says."We've sure come a long way since then.
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"We really didn't have a clue what we were doing, Steve says."But when my father sets his mind and gets all wound up about something, he ends up figuring out how to do it, no matter what it takes.

The Palmers had heard about a great bluegrass group that lived in upstate New York, so Tinker set off for Ellenburg Depot and, after stops at several diners, was told to go to Dick's Country Store and they'd know who he was looking for.

By Stephen Russell Payne

By Stephen Russell Payne
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Writing about Johnson Woolen Mills stirred childhood memories for Stephen Russell Payne.

By Stephen Russell Payne.

Stephen Russell Payne is a general surgeon in St. Albans.

By Stephen Russell Payne; photographed by Alden Pellett

Stephen Russell Payne is a general surgeon in St. Albans.

Adapted from an article by Stephen Russell Payne in the Summer 2006 issue of Vermont Life.