I'm an Americanadian. I was born in Ohio, grew up in Chetwynd, BC in Canada (see if you can find it on a map..lol) and now live in TN. Music has been part of my life since I can remember. My mom tells me that I used to cry until she would put on a Tammy Wynette record to shut me up. My dad taught me how to play the banjo when I was 14 and he and I both agree that Earl Scruggs wrote the book on how to pick banjo. I love JD, Sonny, Ralph and all the others, but Earl...well..he's the man. I have 4 sisters and a brother and they are a very prolific bunch. I have 13 nieces and nephews and 18 great nieces and nephews. They all live in Canada and I pretty much miss them all on a daily basis. I couldn't do what I do without them.