Rick is a folksinger/songwriter from Franklin, WI, performs a blend of traditional folk ballads and tunes along with his own original songs and favorites by others including Bill Staines, John Denver, Joel Mabus and Stan Rogers. An accomplished autoharp player, he is the 2009 Mountain Laurel Autoharp Champion, widely considered to be the world’s premier autoharp competition. His CDs entitled “Crossing the Water” and “Living Up to a Dream” tell tales of love, humor and hope from the oceans & Great Lakes to the High Plains.