MUSIC

began for me, when I was fourteen. My brother was a serious student of the guitar, and he shared some chords with me. I enjoyed learning cool phrases, chord structures and writing songs by ear until studying music theory in college for a few semesters.

My interest in traditional music also began in high school, when friends and I attended a neighborhood New Year’s Eve party where flamenco music was being played in the kitchen until dawn. This led me to the films of Tony Gatlif and a deep appreciation for non-commercial acoustic folk traditions.

I heard southern old-time fiddle music live for the first time in Maine in 1999, was entranced and began learning old-time guitar, banjo and fiddle immediately.

My personal listening and study practice is focused primarily on southern old-time fiddle music. I take a lesson now and then from a favorite fiddle player, and love listening to old and new recordings that exemplify the expressive potential of traditional acoustic music in a range of genres and styles.

I enjoy playing in social, community and private settings where it is part of the atmosphere of the environment, like farmers markets, events and gatherings, dances, sessions and parties.