Born in Lancaster,Ohio Randy was exposed to Bluegrass music from an early age. When his maternal Grandfather passed away and his old banjo was aquired, the interest became a passion. From that point on any “leisure time” was spent with the banjo. Several years later he started learning to play guitar. At the age of nineteen he entered the U.S.Air Force. Most of his hitch was spent at Mountain Home AFB which is about fifty miles east of Boise, Idaho. After leaving the Air Force he remained in the Boise area for the next twenty odd years. Most of the Idaho years were spent with the Boise based band “Ragged But Right.” Around 1995 he was a founding member of the Idaho based band “The Grasshoppers” and toured nationally for about five years. His main contributions with “The Grasshoppers” were on the banjo and can be heard on two CD’s that were released during this time. In February of 2001 he returned to Ohio and in the fall of 2003 he was contacted by the Hart Brothers about replacing the soon to be leaving John Keith. The first formal gig was at The Events Center in Hanover, Ohio in early November of 2003. When asked for his thoughts on being a part of the band Randy said; “I feel lucky to be a member of what is unquestionably one of the premier bands in the area. They’re a great bunch of guys and they and their families have made me feel very welcome. Randy currently resides in Junction City, Ohio with his wife Danita and daughter Carmendi.