His repertoire spans old-time, western swing, celtic and original
songwriting in addition to more mainstream bluegrass and
folk material. An accomplished storyteller and entertainer (he
worked as a stand-up comic for five years in the Boston area)
he has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and has three
recordings on Flying Fish Records. He is the author of a popular
guitar instruction book ("Hot Licks for Bluegrass Guitar", Oak
Publications) and a columnist for Flatpicking Guitar magazine.

An avocational graphic designer, his hobbies include table
tennis, zydeco dancing and cribbage.