Erin Flaherty

Name:Erin Flaherty.

Age:46

Instrument: Guitar.

Band/Former Bands:

Equipment:Several Fender Strats,a Parker Fly & a Gibson Les Paul. Amps are: Marshall JCM 900 & a Fender Super Reverb Blackface. I use single coils & love that raw clean analog sound when paired with the Fender amp! Lot's of wah pedal too!

Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins.

My first gig: Jockamos Pizza in 1989.

Hobbies: Playing music.

Favorite movies: Shawshank Redemption, That Thing You Do & Rockstar(the post-Judas Priest parody).

Favorite food: Free food!

Favorite place: My music studio.

Favorite sports or team: Louisville Cards.

What I'm listening to nowadays: Blues and Rock!

Coolest thing I've done: Comedian Tim Wilson at one of my shows up front watching me play, and he thought my l\Les Paul was a guitar stolen from him way back in the 80's, the sound guy told me this, so we taped a sign on the back of the guitar that said "Tim Wilson's Guitar!" which I flipped it up right in front of him onstage! He laughed, came backstage, played it and all was good.

Most embarrassing moment:Starting song in wrong key!

Bad Habits: Not practicing enough.

What was your first concert ever: AC/DC in 1988 the "Blow Up Your Video" Tour.

If you could meet a Rockstar ( past or present ), who would it be, and why:Stevie Ray Vaughn for sure, he influenced me greatly.

Who do you love: My family and friends.