After two years of work, I’ve produced an audio piece called “Calling Out the Ancestors: My Family’s Lingering Civil War Ghosts.” This work has been a labor of love, IContinue readingNew Audio Piece: My Family’s Lingering Civil War Ghosts

I will be teaching several regional ballad and song workshops this August, including resistance songs, shaker songs and hollering! Dates, locations, and full descriptions of the workshops are provided below.Continue readingAugust Ballad Workshops

I’m honored by Dan Schatz’s Huffington Post article about my song “More Waters Rising.” You can read it (and watch my video) here! “More Waters” is, in essence, collaborative. It’s inspiredContinue reading“More Waters Rising” in the Huffington Post

I’ve posted a new song on youtube called “More Waters Rising.” This is a song that I created back in March 2016 when the HB2 bill was passed here in NorthContinue readingNew Song: More Waters Rising

I was honored to be interviewed by fellow musician Sam Gleaves for the Bluegrass Situation! Here’s an excerpt: “Ballads are intensely personal and intensely public at the same time, andContinue readingA Story Should Be Sung: An Interview with the Bluegrass Situation