Fiddle
Before I ever stood at a podium, I was on a stage with a fiddle in hand and a love for music that’s been with me since I was a kid. I’ve been playing for over 20 years and while I was classically trained through my teens, I found my true voice in the raw edges of Americana ballads, bluegrass, Willie n’ Waylon, and the kind of tunes that feel like home and heartache all at once.
In 2017, I joined Olympia-based band Straw Hat Revival - a hard-driving roots band that quickly became a regional staple in the Pacific Northwest. We played everything from festivals to morning news shows, and historic venues like The Seasons Performance Hall. Along the way, we shared bills with acts like Kuinka, Never Come Down, Hillstomp, Trout Steak Revival, Lowest Pair, The Pine Hearts, Driftwood, and Grammy Award-winning artists The Nell & Jim Band. We even played alongside Hot Club Sandwich, whose recordings have featured legendary mandolinist, David Grisman. One of my favorite moments? When Matchless Brewing named a beer after us - Straw Hat Ryevival IPA.
In 2021, I joined Them Badgers - an Olympia-based, part-country, part-punk folk band with a loyal following and a taste for the road. With Them Badgers, I’ve played everywhere from Montana dive bars to New Orleans mansions and Alaskan roadhouses, sharing stages with artists like Lavender Country, Tune-Yards, Jake Wesley Rogers, The Moss, Sub-Radio, Sunny War, Annie DiRusso, Skating Polly, Clyde McGee of Bridge City Sinners, and The Peculiar Pretzelmen.
These days, you’ll find me playing with local bands, teaching the occasional lesson, and performing everywhere from farmers markets to regional festivals. I currently study bluegrass and improvisation technique with Annie Staninec. My style lives somewhere between precision and soul; rooted in technique, but driven by instinct, improvisation, and a deep respect for tradition.
Follow me on Instagram and meet the bands I play with below.
Them Badgers
Part country and part punk, Them Badgers come from Olympia's traditions of American folk music and irrepressible queer activism. They've lived these songs, in all of their exuberance and sorrow, misadventure and hilarity, and have laughed twice as hard as they've cried.
You’re as likely to find them playing on a street corner as a ballroom. With powerful, gripping vocals, and some mean fiddle licks, they aim to connect with you and see you moved.
Pygmy Rabbits
Born in the heart of Ellensburg, Washington, Pygmy Rabbits is a string band with soul, grit, and a love for the classics. With roots tangled in folk, bluegrass, Americana, and country, they breathe new life into old tunes - while tipping their hats to tradition. Armed with guitar, mandolin, bass, and fiddle, Pygmy Rabbits channel the soundscape of the shrub-steppe that stretches across the valley they call home.
Pygmy Rabbit took root in the spring of 2025 and is still in its infancy. Stay tuned for website and social media information!
