Hi y'all! I'm so glad to be here, and I just wanna say that I consider everyone who digs my music to be a personal friend. Ya know, music is a very personal thing. I respect everyone's taste in music, whether it's something I dig or not. My philosophy is that the specific vibrations of different kinds of music change the energy of our bodies, even the chemistry, even the way our cells do their internal dance...not "just" our brain and whole nervous system. So, for instance, when I get up in the morning I listen to mantras. This sets me up in a balanced way for whatever is going to manifest today. Mind you, I'm not always so chill all day, but at least I try! So, what does this have to do with old time banjo music? Everything! Authentic old time banjo music is built around mantra. It's the American form of mantra, where you've got a simple structure that repeats and repeats, going around like a wheel. The player (me) goes into deep trance, and from that point, whatever happens, happens. Staying in the trance, letting it carry me along, eyes closed, oblivious to everything but the experience, in the moment. And the end of the tune....makes itself manifest. I don't just decide, well, I guess I'll end it here, unless I'm recording and my producer kicks my chair or something! Or, as often happens, I get so tranced out that I forget to swallow, and then take a breath and choke on my spit! **TMI**