User:Ozarkfolkloreist

I have a lifelong passion for the preservation of the music and culture of the Ozark and Appalachian regions. My first folk instrument was the mandolin but since then I have picked up the guitar both 6 string and tenor, the plectrum banjo, fiddle, and mountain dulcimer. I enjoy old-time jams much more than bluegrass sessions because the music helps me feel connected to my roots all the way back to the Isles in Europe.