I am a passionate follower of the Beautiful Game and a lifelong, long-suffering supporter of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, currently playing in EFL League One; you can read my testimony here. In Italy's Serie A, I support AS Roma.

​I am a lover and performer of prewar Delta Blues, alternative Americana and global roots music. During my years in Chicago, I played in the alt-blues band Revelator; a few tracks and photos may still be available on our old MySpace page. While living in DC, I was the lead guitarist for local honky-tonk heroes the Highballers, and in Morgantown I played in the blues trio Arthurs Mashburn Valentine. For more on my "life" in music, check out this recent interview with my friend Duncan Lorimer.