Upon moving here to East Tennessee State University, I have certainly been enjoying my time here. However, as I’m sure others do I sometimes feel a little homesick. While studying or playing music as I often do, I think of home and my family or old friends and what they might be up to. Though… Read more

Since entering the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program at ETSU, I have had the chance to collaborate with a multitude of great musicians and people. I have been able to be to create and write new music with friends that if not for coming to ETSU , I maybe wouldn’t have made. For… Read more

I often think about how much my community at home has done to shape who I am and how much they have contributed to my life. It seems like I stay pretty busy and I don’t get the opportunity to give back as much as I would like to. On this occasion I volunteered at… Read more