I was lucky to grow up in an extended family full of creatives and surrounded with music, writing, filmmaking, and visual arts. Although I fully absorbed this way of life, I never got serious about music until falling deep in love with bluegrass and modern stringband music in my late teens. By college, I was devouring further studies Irish sean-nos singing, West African drumming, samba batucada, and managed to get academic credits for learning to play a frame drum and a bunch of old fiddle tunes.

Straight out of school, I began teaching, recording, touring, and playing festivals. My hunger for new sounds led to many adventures: a stint with a bluegrass Grammy nominee, joining the jazz-fueled stringband Buellgrass led by bass and cello master Buell Neidlinger, and many tours with songwriters Casey Neill, Willy Mason, Rachel Harrington, and others.

Over 30 years, I have contributed to many recordings, and toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Japan. In 2024, I returned to school, earning a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. I now work at the cross-section of music, mental health, and somatic (body-based) awareness working both one-on-one and in groups.