Hi. I'm a 22-year-old college girl at MTSU majoring in History. I tend to be a little on the quiet side until I know someone well. I'm very hopeful that 2008 is going to be the year of the diploma!!!

One of my great passions is playing old-time music on an open-back banjo which I have been doing since I was 15.

I'm a full-time student that has a job, teaches banjo lessons, and travels regularly performing. I'm rarely bored..ha ha ha....I just try to squeeze out every bit of life I can from each new day.
Recently, I became the first female in the 36-yr history of the Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree in Smithville, TN, to win the Old Time Banjo championship. It was exciting and humbling.

What to say about me. . .

hmmm. I enjoy being around genuine people. I would pick hanging with a few close friends over going out partying.

I enjoy going to restaurants where you can have good food and engage in meaningful conversation. It's fun to find family owned diners and meat and threes...but, I like going to a nice restaurant, too..A great steak is my weakness.

I can't cook very well and am very thankful for frozen food, soup and peanut butter and jelly.

I love homemade chocolate pie, but strawberry pie from Shoney's is a strong second. My all-time favorite is my Mom's homemade strawberry cake w/cream cheese icing -- I get one each year for my birthday!! YUM!

I love to travel from bumpy back roads to lights of Broadway in NYC. From my point of view, I think travel is one of the greatest ways to expand your life. I'm basically a person with small-town values, who has a keen desire to see the world.
I hate to shop, avoid malls and love e-bay. I like to poke around in book stores and antique shops.

Spending time in the outdoors, tent-camping, cabins, state parks and nice walks are things I enjoy. Recently, I have discovered down-hill snow skiing...wow!
I'm a certified life guard, so I enjoy swimming and being healthy.
My humor is a little off the wall, so one of the things I look for in people is a great sense of humor and having the ability to laugh at themselves.

I find myself drawn to mischievous little kids and feisty old people. I love 'characters,' the 'non-vanilla' people who aren't afraid to be themselves.

Being thoughtful and kind to others and having manners are key parts of my life. I value honesty, dependability and being able to think 'outside the box' as traits in people. I think having goals and working hard are important.
I'm a Christian. Religion isn't a big deal to me, having a personal relationship with Christ is. I attend a nondenominational church. My faith, my family and friends are very important to me.

I'm not into smoking, drinking or drugs..but I don't go around making an issue about it. I'm not a judgmental person. Life is all about choices and I simply choose not to do that.
I like being around animals and my Dalmatian is my faithful friend.
Whew! That's more than enough about me. If you have other questions, just ask.

About my music....

Since my music is an important part of my life, I thought I would share just a little here about it.

Since I started playing this style of banjo, I have either won or placed in the finals of most of the major old time music events in the southeast including festivals at Clifftop, WVa, Galax, Va and Fiddlers Grove, NC.

While doing well at festivals is fun, the best experiences are spending time with my friends jamming and meeting older musicians, hearing their stories and learning their songs. These are special memories for me.
People are often surprised when they find out that I travel and play banjo in an award-winning, old-time string band called Delmer Holland and the Blue Creek Ramblers. The other three members are male, old enough to be my grandpas but have generously shared their music with me...and along the way, taught me a lot about life. They call me "the kid" and they are "my boys."
I do have a music myspace page myspace.com/rebekahweilerbanjo if you would like to hear some of my banjo tunes and find out where I'll be playing.

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