Welcome aboard, Adam! Congratulations on your recent win and good luck on the competition coming up. Wish I could be there, but I live out in Seattle -- about 25 miles south of Bob (Deckman) Nelson, whom I've known for almost 50 years. He got interested in traditional music when he was about your age (maybe two or three years older, so in a way, you have a head start on him) and he's been singing ever since -- one of the best folksingers around this neck of the woods.

Violin, French horn, piano, and guitar. Sounds like you're a pretty musical kind of guy.

I've spend most of my life singing for people (coffeehouses, concerts, and stuff) and singing with people -- getting together with other folksingers, singing with them, and swapping songs. It's about as much fun as I can imagine, and it's something you can do it for your whole life long.

You're doing great! Keep up the good work, and have fun with it!

Don Firth