I've been making music most of my life-teaching it, performing it, and writing it. Over the years, my style has shifted from traditional fiddle tunes with my first band Woodkerne, to wedding duos like Celticado, to the American folk style that feels most like home: acoustic guitar, mandolin rhythm, and violin, with a New England accent on the melodies.
But alongside that, another thread has been weaving itself into my work. I've been experimenting with something I call Cybernetic Fusion™. It's not a band, not a business-it's a genre.
Cybernetic Fusion™ blends ancestral music and hominid rhythms with modern electronic tools. It's the meeting point between ancient voices and futuristic soundscapes. Just as “Celtic music” once traveled back and forth across the Atlantic, picking up influences along the way, Cybernetic Fusion™ is about letting the past and present converse freely.
At its heart, though, I'm still a folk songwriter. My songs are grounded in the stories of my community, my neighbors, and the land I live on here in Western Massachusetts. Cybernetic Fusion™ gives me a way to stretch those roots into new soil-without losing where I come from.
- Explore Pioneer Valley Compilations 1, 2
- Explore Ancestral Songs of the Land
- Explore Stories I Read in Amherst Indy
This is just the beginning. Over time, I'll share examples of how my songs fit into this new genre, and maybe even how others can contribute their own. For now, I wanted to let you in on what's been brewing.
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