Biography

Dave Matsinko has been making music most of his life. Born into a musical family, he has been
playing the trumpet since age 7 and guitar for nearly 40 years. Dave became interested in old
time music at an early age while listening to his grandfather play fiddle tunes during many “house
jams”.  At age 16, Dave got his start playing trumpet in the 9 piece “Chicago” style rock band
“Icarus”. He is also a former member of the folk and bluegrass gospel trio “Mountain Grass”.
Traditional music has remained his passion to this day.

As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist; besides guitar and trumpet, Dave also plays banjo,
mountain dulcimer, penny whistle, bass, mandolin, and fiddle. He has studied old time banjo with
Tom Druckenmiller and has been influenced by the dulcimer playing of Don Pedi and Stephen
Seifert.

In his everyday life, Dave is a teacher in the Lehighton Area School District where he has
incorporated music into his Learning Support and Multiple Disabilities classrooms for many years


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Dave performing on old-time banjo at the
2011 Eckley "Patch Town Days" Festival