Musically, I'm a late bloomer. I started playing guitar seriously in my mid 40s, taking lessons and practicing. Started out learning blues riffs, and then shifted to classical and fingerstyle blues/Celtic/folk under the patient tutelage of Fran Capitanelli. Began composing a couple of years ago. Most of the songs I write are simple, fingerstyle, open-tuned, with a Celtic and blues feel. I'll throw in some slide every now and then for grins. I'm not blessed with a singing voice, or a knack for writing lyrics, so my work is all instrumental.