Welcome to my webpage, web friends. I am using this site as a space to share info regarding my book about Starday Records (The Starday Story), to share a few notes about my Fear the Beer CD--a musical salute to the Milwaukee Brewers, to provide details about the Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday project available from Bear Family Records, to dispense mp3s and assorted music geekery from albums past, to offer a few pointers for telling a successful pirate joke, as well as update y'all on my current research and work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

If you are looking for information about my upcoming performances with Nate Gibson & the Stardazers, my next Back to the Country radio broadcasts on WORT 89.9 FM (I currently host the 2nd Wednesdays of each month from 9am-noon CST), stories about record collecting, reviews of my favorite root beers, tips for telling a successful hodag joke (101 Hodag Jokes is currently available through the Hodag Store in Rhinelander, WI and at ZipDang! in Madison, WI), updates on my Finnish research or course offerings at UW-Madison, or photos of my adorable dog, please refer to My Blog via the above tab. Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out the site!