I played classical violin as a child but changed my tune after I got turned on to folk music and contra dancing in the 1970s.  When I moved to DC in 1981, I started going to Open Band.  I've enjoyed many years of playing with the many friends I've made there.

I met Keith Gillis and Colleen Reed through Open Band. In 2003, we created our band, "Gypsy Meltdown." We play for dances and coffeehouses and in 2006 we released a CD.