I think part of the trouble is that this guy plays so loudly that he doesn't hear the "pulse" being put out by the rhythm guitarists. And it seemed like every "roll" he added an extra note, so by the time you were two or three beats into a tune, he was really off. I didn't notice if he was a foot tapper, but I've known foot tappers to be off as well :).

My hope is that I can sit down with him the next time he drops by and give him some tips on how to get in time. I know when I started playing fiddle, about a decade ago, I had a tough time - even threw it under the bed for six months, but somehow I got in time (I also play guitar and banjo, and that background helped). This guy is worse than he was last year!