Bio
Born in Rhode Island in 1958, Ross took up guitar at age 20 and by the mid 1980's had become an accomplished lead guitarist. Also around that time he learned to busk and street perform in the Chicago subway earning money doing songs like 'The City of New Orleans' and 'Me and Bobby McGee'. By 1990, Ross was playing fingerstyle guitar in open tunings at cafes, bars and folk clubs in the Boston area. The set featured jamming in DADGAD tuning and songs by folks like Leo Kotke, Jorma Kaukonen and Bruce Cockburn.
Later on, in the mid 1990's while playing gigs around Cambridge, Ross met great guitarists like Paul Rishell, Dave Van Ronk and Elijah Wald. "All of a sudden I was learning Piedmont Blues and ragtime guitar, flirting with like six different styles of guitar playing. I knew it would take awhile to distill. On top of that, you have to know how to sing to a crowd and entertain them."
" I like playing out because you can make people feel better. If what you do works, then you can engage people's imagination with just a simple old guitar. I'm grateful for every opportunity I have to do that. Here's to the next gig!"