Introduction

A fine education and some low-level experimentation with conventional employment early in the 21st century made me realize that I don't ever want to do anything that doesn't involve making music. I have therefore been eking out a living busking with my guitar on the London Underground for the past three years, and I can honestly say it's the best job I've ever had. The vast amounts of spare time that a career in busking affords has also allowed me to indulge my sick passion for the banjo, and I am now comfortable playing either instrument, but not yet both at the same time. I suspect I would make more money busking if I could play both simultaneously. A chance encounter followed by a series of unbelievable coincidences resulted in me getting together with my band, the Greeks, who were previously playing the blues for beer in a Cretan beach bar. They now play blues funk country folk fusion for beer in a variety of London venues as my backing band, while I still play frequent solo acoustic shows. We also have a number of collaborations in the pipeline, covering everything from straight-up country to California hip hop and Punjabi music. We are all having a lovely time.

I Like

I like anything that has strings on it and goes "twang" or "plink" or "boing". I also like unusual things that I've never seen before, internet poker, and certain kinds of taxidermy. I like children's films of the '80s and violent films from Japan and Korea. I also like bourbon, and looking at pictures of kittens on the internet.

Music Taste

Hank Williams, Ani Difranco, Maker's Mark, Michael Jackson, Crystal hot sauce, Bessie Smith, bad people, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, steaks as big as your head, the Pharcyde, Peaches, Baron Munchausen, the price of a 2-zone travelcard, Jim White, Patsy Cline, little kittens, Bill Monroe, Led Zeppelin, banjos.