Intro

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Hey everyone, my name is Garrett Taylor. I am currently a full-time staff member for UAF and just graduated from UAF this past May with my bachelors in Biological Sciences with a concentration in cell and molecular biology. I enjoy playing video games and board games, reading, and hanging/being around my friends. I have lived in Alaska for around 7 years now. I have lived in Barrow up on the North Slope, Cordova down in Southeast, but I have mainly lived in Fairbanks to attend school and work here.





This photo is of me.

Unfortunately, I do no play any music. I dabbled with the violin in 5th grade which was roughly 13 years ago at this point? I do enjoy listening to music. Growing up, our car radio was always todays country. Now that I am older, I still listen to country but not nearly as much. I mostly listen to indie and a lot of pop music and todays top hits. As of now I have only been to one concert and it was One Republic and that was a long time ago. I do not even listen to them anymore. If concerts were not as expensive, I would love to go to more venues and listen to artists perform.

Music I Listen To
















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  1. The Ukulele FoolSeptember 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM

    Wow! What a range of genres in the songs you shared. If you are in Fairbanks during the summer there are lots of low-cost music events - Ester Fest, The Folk Fest, the Malamute Salon, Concerts in the Garden. I think the Methodist Church downtown also has a concert series. There are some great local artists to groove to. There are also some more remote festivals - Chicken Stock and one at Black Spruce Lodge. I performed at the Silver Spur last year as part of the American Roots concert and I don't think the entrance fee was much.

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