I was born in 1957, just a few months before "Tom Dooley" hit the charts.   Growing up during the folk revival, the music was all around me - we sang the songs in school and I remember my dad loved to listen to radio. He would listen to all kinds of stations and I heard all kinds of music.   How many people can of my age can thank their father for listening to the Doors on the radio? It seems that these songs were always part of my soundtrack.

When I really started to sit up and take notes was during my high school years in the mid-70's.   I really started to LISTEN to the music that I was hearing. My best friend Bob was a huge Simon & Garfunkel and Dylan fan, so those songs were always on the 8-Track in his beat up VW.   I soon found the circle growing larger, and I became interested in the roots of these artists. It led me to learn more about the folk revival and the traditions - and I've never looked back since!