Member Since: 10/21/2006
Band Website: cajunpicker.com
Band Members: Just me! I am not currently playing in a band. I have been filling in for various bands for the last couple of years. I recently finished my master's degree, so now I will have more time to play, and I may consider joining or forming a band. My CD project was almost entirely a solo effort. I don't play fiddle, so I had to have my friends Clint Ward and Chris Miller cover all the fiddle parts for me.
Influences: My influences come from many different directions. As an accordion player, my idols have been Amedee Ardoin, Joe Falcon, Aldus Roger, Iry LeJeune and Lawrence Walker. As a guitarist, I have always admired the work of Chet Atkins, Tony Rice, Steve Wariner, Doc Watson and John Mayer, but not in this particular order. As a songwriter, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash have created some of the most powerful lyrics and delivered them in the simplest forms. They are truly masters of the craft.
Record Label: Bayou State Media
Type of Label: Indie