I really like to jam at bluegrass festivals. I also like to share my songs, and those of others that are obscure but tell a great story, in an acoustic setting.

Communication has sped up the folk tradition, whereby a song could take decades, even centuries, to evolve by the normal singing folk tradition, now these songs can be whisked around the world by the click of a mouse.

Sure, bring it on!! (Not just any contract, of course)

I grew up living in a travel trailer. When I was 10 or so, my father decided that we needed some music in our household. He bought a small electronic organ, and we all taught ourselves to play. Our first real instrument was a violin. That was really exciting. It cost about a hundred dollars. You might have said a million. We all taught ourselves to play it. It was small and could fit in a trailer. As my sister and I got good enough to play the piano for our Sunday School, my father finally decided a piano at home would be good. By then, we had moved into a mobile home, and there was room for one. Keyboards are my first instrument. I had a toy guitar and a "taterbug" mandolin, which I still have, and I taught myself to read music and play notes, plus a few chords on the guitar. I didn't play music at all after I left home, but remained an intense music lover. It wasn't until the late 90's that I decided to buy a real guitar and get back to playing music. A few years ago I received the gift of songwriting. Last year I discovered I could still play harmonica, and this year I bought a new mandolin and have added that instrument to what I play regularly. Singing is still my real love and brings me the most joy.

Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Janis Joplin, Janie Fricke, Waylon Jennings, Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith, Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe

On top of a mountain

Acoustic intruments only

I also play in a band called "A Stitch in Time." Check them out at their band page here at Soundclick.