I have been surrounded by music for as long as I can remember.  In living rooms, concert halls and festivals my family would sing and listen to ballads and blues, chanties and mountain songs.  As I grew older I began writing some of my own songs, though I never lost a connection with traditional music.  The best songs, I think, are crafted from countless smaller pieces from the world around us - streams of music, the local culture, a sense of place, the things we love.  My 2007 CD, Bring the Morning Home, incorporates songs old and new, traditional, original and just plain beloved.  Most are exactly what you would hear in a concert – a voice and a guitar, autoharp, banjo or dulcimer, and choruses that were meant for singing.  All have deep roots in the traditions, places and people I have known and loved.  Enjoy the music!