Growing up around the Baltimore area I was exposed to a rich cross-section of musical styles and traditions. I attempted to make a shoe-box guitar for third grade which was a horrible failure, but I have always been drawn to intsruments. Five or so years later I got a real guitar and things have been different ever since. Styles seem so arbitrary and confining, I'd like to think that my playing crosses over boundaries to draw from a variety of sources. Our original instrumental material really draws from an amazing variety of styles and traditions as well, and being in a group as unique as the Bobwhites allows such expression. Before the Bobwhites, I worked on composing material as well as collaborating with friends and playing guitar with Grover and Killboy Powderhead.