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Beyond the Work
I think this is where you get to know me better.
So no work stuff here.
I just hope that's a good idea...
It feels like a bad idea.
When at home
this is where the magic happens
When at home
this is why sometimes the magic doesn't happen
Some Bio-rhythms
A Little Background
I came up in a little college town, just north of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The son of a lovely tenor, and nephew of a world class bluegrass banjo player (and historian) I got music in me early. In my 40s, I started writing for, and leading, the Durham band Tiny House, and joined the acoustic community after giving in and learning guitar.
A Musical Experience
The past decade has featured:
- Performing my songs regionally, nationally and in Ireland
- Forming the band Tiny House and releasing an album, The Ordinary, minutes before the pandemic shut down live shows
- Writing 100 sixty second songs over 100 days as part of the 100 Day Project
Tiny House has played in such settings as Earthday events, the Scrap Exchange's Smashfest, the Oxford Ambulance Chase (annual EMS fundraiser), a bear-thing in New Bern and a benefit for a cancer patient in Wilson.
Service
A life long blood donor (Give platelets!), I have had the honor of supporting my communities in a number of musical ways including organizing the music for Durham's Book Harvest MLK Day and Summer Block Party events.
Other ways I've served:
- On and as president of the NC Songwriter's Co-op (NCSC)
- As president for the Cedar Ridge High School Chorus Boosters
- As DJ for the NCSC sponsored radio show, Licks & Lyrics
- On the Alumni board of my alma mater, Warren Wilson College
- As a member of the Digital Committee for the NC Symphony board, helping guide the symphony through the COVID years