Eric has played mandolin all his life. His style and approach has evolved through many jams, recordings and performances. He has written and arranged original music pieces specifically for mandolin and other instruments. He has learned to jump in quickly and play along, improvising in different styles and settings. As accompanist, his playing can be raucous and lively or quiet and thoughtful. He finds the mandolin to be a great instrument that lends itself to many forms of music. Maria T. accompanies with fine piano and keyboard work on 3 of these original tracks.