I wanted people to know it wasn't bluegrass, ... That had been my reputation up to that point and I didn't want to mislead people.

He was a musical giant,

This music is very eclectic, ... It's tough to find musicians who are experts in 15 different styles.

I love playing all kinds of music, ... And the way to learn that music is with the musicians who invented that style. It's hard to write a style--you need to absorb it.

After 40 years of recording acoustic music, it is not very often that a new band catches – and keeps – my attention, ... Old School Freight Train has done that and more.

Its reputation is really good, so I'm real happy to be playing it.