I grew up in eastern North Carolina, where life moves a little slower and music has a way of finding you. Around here, it’s not unusual for a guitar to get passed around at family gatherings, and that’s how it started for me. I didn’t know it at the time, but those moments were planting a seed.

 

Once I discovered bluegrass and really understood what a guitar could do, something clicked. Music stopped being background noise and became my passion — a way to tell stories, honor the roots of this place, and share a piece of who I am.