While I do have a corporate life as a marketing professional, I've been involved in songwriting for a number of years. Back in the 90's I performed in the successful Americana duo Amelia Earhart Returns in Knoxville TN and surrounding states, with airplay on one of my favorite stations - WNCW in Spindale. I'm proud to be a published poet and honored to be a recipient of the Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize.

I've had the privilege of sitting in a church basement with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings talking about songwriting, sharing the stage with Caroline Aiken, Norman & Nancy Blake, The Nields, Disappear Fear, Guy & Evan Carawan, Tim & Molly O'Brien, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, and our good friend Louise Mosrie, while providing the occasional dinner and laundry services to Mindy Smith.

My musical roots are in England starting with my great-grandfather's brass band in Huthwaite to my mother's career in Ivy Benson's all women's orchestra in the 50's. So, I play a few instruments (six: but never all at once).

I've been an NSAI member in three states, have taught summer songwriting workshops at the University of Tennessee, and host co-writing and song craft workshops in Houston Texas for songwriters at all levels.