His nine CDs of old-time Appalachian-style string-band music include two for children.

His eight books consist of six full-length poetry collections, a memoir (about his life as a touring artist),
and a volume of Alaska-set acrostic poems for kids.

A former college professor with an MFA in Creative Writing, he's been a visiting writer at over 80 colleges and universities,
a visiting artist at over 200 schools in 32 states, and has led workshops from Alaska to Maine.

His accompanists include musicians who tour regionally, nationally, internationally, often as headliners themselves.

To learn more about the music, the writing, the children's programs, how the work is evolving, give the website a good look.


“He's been compared to Garrison Keillor, and the comparison fits.”
--Times of Acadiana, Lafayette LA

“Like a Ken Burns movie . . . Always recommended.”
--Austin Chronicle

“Picture William Carlos Williams behind a dogsled. Walt Whitman jamming with the Carter Family.”
--The State, Columbia SC