I started on drums at age 12, then switched to guitar and string instruments at 16

I remember going to hear Jefferson Airplane and Johnny Winter in 1968 Surrealistic!

Fender telecaster (1959 reissue, 1918 Gibson Mandolin, and my current fiddle is one I borrowed from a friend. I also have an open back banjo, mandola, classical guitar and a 1953 Gibson ES 175. My piece of what? music? Today: Richard Thompson's "the ghost of you walks"

My dad listened to jazz and swing and opera. I met Mose Allison at a club and told him, "I grew up listening to your music" He replied, "So did I!" Classic Mose wit!

I've been in many bands. Just now I'm reaching out to new musicians as the band I was in for 26 years is on Sabbatical. I continue to play in a duo with Jon Gibbs, and be a side man for a list of musicians in the area. This weekend I'll play with John Brannen at the Chief Theatre here in Steamboat. It will be a great show. I play rock, jazz, swing, bluegrass, country, blues, celtic and classical styles.

I played with a little Cowboy band at Farm aid for 30,000 people for 15 minutes between the Spin Doctors and Shaver. There's always an audience of at least one, me!

Brothers in Arms Dire Straits
the production rules and creamy guitar tones!