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About Phill Gibson

I’m from Huntsville, Alabama where I work as a Hospice Chaplain and part-time banjo instructor. My former careers were in Research Biology and Software/Systems Engineering. 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, astronomy, ATM (amateur telescope making), birding, and about 30 other distracting hobbies to a (mercifully) lesser extent.

Trailbuilding – Stonefly Trail

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Phill Gibson

Note: This is one of several blog posts on the history of Alum Hollow and the construction of trails in the Green Mountain Nature Preserve for the Land Trust of North Alabama. Back up on the plateau, we had one … Continue reading →

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Confluence of Aldridge Creek and the Tennessee River

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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The Crossing

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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Roy B. Whitaker Preserve

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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Thistle Seeds

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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Old Barn

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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First National Bank Building

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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The Filling-in of Downtown Huntsville

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Phill Gibson

Back in 1950, Huntsville, Alabama was a sleepy little hamlet of maybe 15,000 citizens. Its courthouse square would have fit in quite well as the backdrop for Forrest Gump’s park bench scene in a small Alabama town. You remember: “Life … Continue reading →

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Arrowhead Plant & Reflections

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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Morning Glory

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Phill Gibson
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