I'm from Huntsville, Alabama where I work as a Software Engineer and part-time banjo instructor. My wife Miiko and I worship at Rivertree Downtown.
I've been playing various instruments since my teen years. I started mandolin and dulcimer at about age 17 and banjo at 20. I love just about all kinds of music. In terms of banjo styles, I play and teach Scruggs, melodic, clawhammer, and 2-finger styles.
I'm also very keen on theology, being a Trail Care Partner with the Land Trust of North Alabama, photography, urban planning, architecture, astronomy, ATM (amateur telescope making), birding, martial arts, and about 30 other distracting hobbies to a (mercifully) lesser extent.
That’s Phil Easterbrook, a great local banjo player. Their band is Fireball Mail. I’ve forgotten the other guys names right now, but the mandolin player works for Gibson in Nashville and the fiddler, also from Nashville, just finished winning a bunch of first place awards at the TVOTFC! Check them out at https://fireballmailband.com
Who’s the guy on the 5?
That’s Phil Easterbrook, a great local banjo player. Their band is Fireball Mail. I’ve forgotten the other guys names right now, but the mandolin player works for Gibson in Nashville and the fiddler, also from Nashville, just finished winning a bunch of first place awards at the TVOTFC! Check them out at https://fireballmailband.com