PLAYS: Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, Banjo
SINGS: Lead & Harmony
WRITES: Songs and such

His musical life has been patterned after the history of American music, Beginning with Scotch-Irish folk music and then Appalachian and Old-Timey bands ("Roustabout String Band"), there was a short stint with blues trio "Suitcase". There followed a foray (charge!) into Rockabilly ("Top Down"), followed by a frenzy into punk/Americana ("Sciota Mills"). The Folk Bros. celebrates and encourages the crazy genre -hopping influences that drive this madman.

PLAYS: Guitar, Bass, The Red Button (recordist/producer)
SINGS: Lead & Harmony
WRITES: Songs and blarney

J. Oscar believes that all the best music is Folk music, not just because it is made by "folks" instead of "cows" - but because it is inclusive of both folk and cows (though performed more frequently by people).

Of Scots-Irish, German and Sicilian stock, J. Oscar grew up in the music and language of the church — with 60's & 70's folk and pop stirred (or shaken) in. Not surprisingly, choir boy days gave way to rock and roll nights...

PLAYS: Bass, drums, keys
SINGS: Harmony & well. that's what he sings!
WRITES: Not so much

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