3rd Place-Texas Banjo Contest

Family & Friends

Extra special to have brother Wes in the audience!

Played: Ground Speed, Togary Mountain, GLEN ROCK original, and Gold Rush on Stelling Masterflower. Judges say it was really close.

2013 Banjo Contest - 3rd Place in Texas

Final five: L to R

Jacob Sowell, Greg Welty, 1st Eric Welty, 3rd Me, 2nd-Jason Johnson

Eric is former National 1st place...



Solo performance with Ed Fryday on bass at Bay Area Bluegrass Association. Plus banjo for White Dove....what a night.

Pickin' with my sweetheart!

Duet with my songbird Betsy Lee performing an Alison Kraus tune....what a voice!

Out of the Blue Band above- Ed Fryday -bass / Lynn Holbrook- dobro / Jay Blocker - guitar


Legacy Concert-the English Family performs at Jellystone.

Sam, Sarah, Betsy, Karen and me. MaryBeth is seated playing the d'jimba in the back. What a joy to make music with my wife and children! thanks Alex for video and Billy for working sound system. Family music below in church: Betsy, Karen and grandaughter Rachel singing to the Lord!

  Family Sermon in Song at church service with son in law    Alex on harmonica and brother Ray on bass. 

            Betsy, Karen and Rachel singing angelic harmonies