education: BA music theory and composition, the Colorado College

married: yes, to Kathy

children: 2

occupation: musician

current affiliation: REK band

teenage idols: Leo Kottke, Tony Rice

person with most impact on my life: mom & dad

my mother's best advice: ?

1st job: janitor

worst job: dishwasher

musical influences: all of it, emphasis on music from the British Isles and Ireland and its permutations once it reached America

1st public performance: Folk choir, St Mary's on-the-Hill, Augusta GA

1st paid performance: Goodale Inn, Augusta GA, freshman yr of high school

1st recording: National Friendship Fire Engine Company, (age 11 or 12)

heroes: currently, Robert B. Reich

latest recording: Robert Earl Keen's 2nd Live Album

favorite songwriters: James McMurtry, Richard Thompson, Joni Mitchell