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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.

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The Good Idea Fairy

Playing the mandolin, or banjo, as we have it in our modern society, is a fairly complex process. As such, it, like all complex systems, is susceptible to visits from the Good Idea Fairy. You may well have seen this … Continue reading

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Langkawi Beach, Malaysia

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Luna Moth

Captured with the best camera: the one I had with me at the moment! My LG Stylo 2 smartphone. Along the Alum Hollow Trail at the Green Mountain Nature Preserve in Huntsville, AL.

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Aldredge Creek, Huntsville, Alabama

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Valente Lake, Denver, Colorado

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Autumn in the Country

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Sunlight on Chess Board

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Found: A Prehistoric Banjo Bridge!

Upon the banks of the mighty Aldredge, washed ashore on that ancient creek of destiny, lay a most astounding find. It must have come to surface during the recent floods, but whatever it’s source, there it was. And I was … Continue reading

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HDR Images Using Adobe Lightroom

My father was an avid photographer as long ago as the 1960s. He had a state-of-the-art Leica camera and processed his own photos in a darkroom. He preferred his photos in slide format. I think sometimes of how he would … Continue reading

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