2026: Back to Touring
Between the pandemic, the loss of venues, back surgery and the move to Floyd, Virginia in 2025, my calendar has been pretty empty.
I am intent on getting out on the road again, knowing in my soul that I am happier and more useful performing, than doing anything else.
I’m available for teaching concerts in schools, public concert series, coffeehouses, house concerts, guitar workshops, music camps and the like. Please reach out and we’ll see if we can make a visit happen.
At this time in my life, making a difference is at least as important as making money. Respect, goodwill, and friendship have become revolutionary acts in our country. Join me in extending those!
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The Swannanoa Gathering: Guitar Week-Contemporary Song Week
In 1996, I taught at the Swannanoa Gathering for the first time after a chance encounter with my old high school pal Al Petteway. With a few years off to go teach in Europe, and a couple years lying fallow to make room for new instructors, I’ve taught there ever since.
The honor of being a legacy instructor in that community for so long is something I am deeply proud and grateful for.
Al died last September of a late-diagnosed brain cancer. This year’s Guitar Week concert will be a tribute to the amazingly kind and nourishing community he built by carefully choosing and screening teachers over the decades he coordinated the week.
I’ll be teaching the music of Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, and a vocal masterclass titled “Making It Emotional: Lessons from a White Blues Singer.”
I cannot wait.