New York in the seventies – not a hotbed for old time music, but my mother always had on the car radio WHN – New York’s country music station.  I guess it seeped into my veins – especially that Convoy song.  Years later after catching David Grisman  at a concert in Telluride , CO, I was drawn back in – first through Grismans jazzy side, then eventually the country roots started showing – Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Stanley Brothers, Johnson Mountain Boys, and later – The Reeltime Travelers came thru bringing the real “Old Time” music to light.  Shortly after, Sweet Sunny South dove in head first into old time music.  I’ve been dabbling in songwriting recently also, with the help and inspiration of Cowbill. 

I’ve lived in New York, Colorado, New Mexico and California.  My family and I now live in Paonia, Colorado - we have 2 little girls, Sadie and Kayla. A few years ago we started Pickin’ Productions, where we hire national and regional bands to entertain us in this little town of ours.  www.pickinproductions.com is where you can find more info about that.