Contact Pammy Davis at 336.202.1536 for details and to pre-order tee shirts. (See design at left for 2011 ResoGat tee shirt art).   To get on the correspondence list send an email to pammydavis @ triad.rr.com

Who are we? We are a loosely knit group of individuals drawn together out of love or fascination of the dobro, or resonator guitar. Invented and developed in the late 1920's and early 30's, the Dopyera brothers presented America and the world with a totally unique instrument centered around a mechanical resonating sound or amplification system. The brothers tossed around the question of what to call this new class of stringed instruments and finally coined the term 'Dobro' which was a combination of the words Dopyera and Brothers. "Resonator Guitar" is more commonly used now for non-Gibson/Dobro branded guitars. ResoGat is the gathering of Dobro/Resonator guitar enthusiasts to talk, play music, laugh, meet old friends and make new friends.

We want to say a special thank-you to this year's sponsors and exhibitors. Eight of them are shown above. The majority of the others have never attended the gathering but didn't hesitate to help us out when asked. Please show your gratitude to them and let them know how much you appreciate their contribution. They are listed on the website's 2011 Sponsors & Exhibitors.

Russ is a Baltimore legend having played for more than 60 years. He started playing with local musicians in the early 50's. Russ was influenced by Speedy Krise, Bill Carver, Shot Jackson and Buck Graves and was one of the first players in the area to become proficient with the Graves style.  In 1963 Russ was approached by Flatt & Scruggs to take Buck Graves place when he left and in 1969 Hooper was offered a job with The Country Gentlemen but opted to keep his day job and continue playing locally.  He currently plays with Bluestone, based in York, Pa.

              Click here for Chuck Hatfield's great interview with Russ.