Seeking like-minded musicians in Kent/Covington/Maple Valley (ish) (Kent/Covington/Maple Valley, etc.)

Seeking like-minded musicians in Kent/Covington/Maple Valley (ish) Hi there. I am a 62-year-old singer/songwriter who lives in Kent and regularly performs in Maple Valley, which is sort of my target market. I have performed in several bands over the years. I have done the classic rock thing, the wine bar duo/trio thing and even worked with a maritime trio for several years. My specialty is fingerstyle guitar and I’m good at harmonies (I sing baritone). As a side interest, I am also a Bruce Cockburn specialist and do YouTube tutorials on his guitar technique. I play a little bass and ukulele and can pick up different guitar styles easily (although I was never all that good at improvising leads but would like to work on that). I own pro guitar and PA gear and know how to use it. I am recently retired and that gives me lots of bandwidth (theoretically). I didn’t really care all that much for doing classic rock with a full band, I loved the wine bar trio but my good friend and bass player passed away and the maritime trio that followed involved too much regional travel (although we were highly successful) so I dropped out of that during the pandemic. I’m doing okay as a solo act but I could use a little inspiration, and I really miss working with other people. What I’d like is to first keep it local to Kent, Covington and Maple Valley or thereabouts so I’m not doing a lot of commuting for practices and gigs. I hate traffic (and don't we all). Secondly, I’m not sure what I’m looking for, but I don’t think it is another guitar player necessarily and I can’t see a use for percussionists. I’d be wildly enthusiastic about getting to work with people who play instruments like mandolin, banjo, fiddle, doghouse bass and so on. This could cover a wide range of instruments because I’m open to doing Celtic, Old-Timey, Jug Band, Bluegrass or anything else that I enjoy listening to but that puts me out of my comfort zone and forces me to work on learning something new and interesting (although I’m just as open to doing the Americana and singer/songwriter stuff that is already in my wheelhouse). A multidisciplinary approach would be just as good as there’s a lot of work to be had if you can specialize in Irish music around St. Patrick’s day, in Christmas music around the end of the year and in all sorts of other fun stuff the rest of the time. The first person that I do end up working with pretty much gets to pick the main genre and we’ll try to stick with that going forward as we add people. I also would prefer to work with people who can sing harmony and could cover all the different vocal ranges. This aspect would be of primary importance to me, so getting females and/or falsetto singers in there would be critical and altos and bassos would be of course great. I would also prefer to work with somewhat seasoned performers or at least people who are very good at what they do. I am a semi-pro at best and am weak on theory so please don’t think I’m setting an outrageously high bar here. I’m just looking forward to working with experienced musicians who hopefully have some ideas about stage presence. I don’t have any specific ideas about age but do figure that people who have similar life experiences tend to work together better (although that could be complete hogwash for all I know). Lastly I’m going to have to insist on something more than a vague response to this ad to conserve time and effort for all parties involved. My name is Rob Kneisler and you can find all sorts of information and videos out there and my web site is extremely easy to find because I’m the only working musician out there with my name that I’m aware of. You can look at past years on my ‘Events’ page to get an idea of some of the more recent bands and venues I’ve worked with. So please reciprocate and tell me about yourself and provide audio or preferably video samples so I can get an idea of who you are and what you can do. If I don’t get back to you quickly, it likely means that I didn’t think that there was enough for me to go on and please believe me when I say it isn’t personal. Thanks for looking, Rob