Over 60 years of guitar study, over 4 decades of live and studio playing covering a wide range of styles in every corner of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area 

Rocking Horse - Cheyenne - Avalon Hawk - Citizen - The Jazz Masters - Dayz -
Idle Hands - The Passing Strange - The Incredible Johnsons -
Cindy Ashland and Country Thunder - Big Money Grip - The Deacons -
The Chris Polk Band - Switched At Birth - WildMan! - Anthology - 
Full Mesh
The New Deacons - Cargo and the Heavy Lifters - InDemandBand - Larry Saenz and Friends
Silver Lining
 

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The Deacons Rockin' Fourth 

 The new Deacons Band, John Sterling, Charles Mitchell - drums, John O'Conner - bass, Jim Wilson - keys, Geoff Holdridge - electric viola, rocked Newington Forest in NoVa for a great party bbq and an awesome fireworks display.  The first official gig for The Deacons after the re-org, and what a great sounding show.  This gig officially launches the band, the new The Deacons




Silver Lining @ Dogfish Ale House 

 
Silver Lining is BACK!  June 22, 2013 starting at around 9:30.  John Sterling - guitar, Morgan Norris - drums, Bill Seeger - bass
   

Full Mesh Rocks Mahalo Cove! 

 
4/26/13: Another fine Full Mesh production!  John Sterling, Robb Foster, Brad Ryan, Eamon Loftus and Bill Seeger combined forces once again to rock a new room - Mahalo Cove in Sterling, Va.  The band was cookin', the p.a. was rolling and the crowd was rockin'!  Thanks to Kim Johnson for some wonderful photography of the night.  According to the wait staff in the room, Full Mesh will be returning to Mahalo Cove real soon!
   

Crawfish! Yea you're right! 

 
4/27/13: Silver Lining cooks at crawfish steam party in Great Falls. Over 100 people at this wonderful affair with over 120 pounds of live crawfish brought in from Louisiana.  There were golf carts parked all around the front of the house, open bar, food, perfect weather and the tightest show Silver Lining has played yet.  Everything you hope for in an outside private gig.  We were made to promise we would do this annual party every year.  That's a promise that will be no problem to keep!

Silver Lining is Back! 

Silver Lining once again at Dogfish Head Alehouse in Fairfax.  Saturday, April 6. Show starts at 9:30.  Great Food, great people, great music.  John Sterling on guitar, Bill Seeger on bass, Morgan Norris on drums
   
 

The New Deacons 

3/4/13: The working band name for the new collaboration forming including John Sterling ...on guitar, Geoff Holdridge on electric viola and mandolin, John O'Conner on bass, Jim Wilson on keys and guitar and Charles Mitchell on drums. All players sing, so it is impossible to name a lead singer which is how we like it! Stay tuned for show announcements coming soon...


Silver Lining at the Taste of Tysons festival, 2013