[paulin]

I had accordion lessons at age 7 and Hawaiian steel guitar lessons at age 11. By 15 years old I gave it all up for girls and cars. At age 56 I bought an inexpensive guitar and chord book and started DIY learning acoustic 6 string. The early years music fundamentals helped a lot. Ten years later, at 66, I was attending a local jam session where some of the players wanted to start a cover band, but everybody was going to have to take a turn singing. With a lot of encouragement I finally sang an old country tune I remembered from listing to the radio as a child.

Now, at 78, I'm the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in a local band playing festivals, fund raisers, house concerts, rest homes, etc. We play 2 or 3 times a week. Who would have thought! Wish I would have started when I was younger!

Paul