Set-up:  I play an Ovation Elite standard acoustic guitar through a Boss GT-3 processor right to the board.  I m the techie of the band and like to fool around with effects, the board, and setup.

Musical Influences:  Let's see, I'm eclectic.  I love the Beatles; the Kinks (my brothers and I are big Kinks fans); Bob Dylan; The Band; Bruce Springsteen; Van Morrison; John Fogerty (and CCR); Bonnie Raitt; Elvis Costello; Savoy Brown; Todd Rundgren; Joni Mitchell; Indigo Girls; and Los Lobos.  I'm basically drawn to the singer-songwriter and continually aspire to be one.

Favorite Guitarist: I love Pete Townsend on acoustic guitar; Steve Stills, Robbie Robertson; Joni Mitchell; the blues work of Cesar Rosas and the work of David Hidalgo (both of Los Lobos); Jeff Beck (I love his "Cause We Ended As Lovers").  Carlos Santana (Samba Pa Ti gives me goose bumps); the guitar work of the Beatles (always interesting and appropriate); Stevie Ray Vaughan; and Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown.

Previous Work:  I played with a group called Back Tracks in Lexington, KY, which later became Tumblin' Dice.  I also play mass with a group  at the St Thomas More Oratory on the University of Delaware Campus (check us out at the 6:30 mass on Sunday nights).