Cailen Campbell is a fiddle prodigy who went from classical to jazz to bluegrass to old-time, in that order. We started playing contra dances together (with Chris McMahon) when he was a teenager. This project features Cailen on He Be G.B., recalling an early spring sunburn earned some years back while jamming on this tune at the stone house in Boone.

After much globetrotting Cailen is now found in Asheville, NC. Besides his appearances with Atomic City Rhythm Rascals, he has recorded and gigged with The String Beings, Laurie Fisher, The Rocket Boys, and others. His mom is a neighbor and Cailen and I still play together at her annual parties and on other occasions.