When
Heaman Hart was a small child, an aunt remarked that he was no
bigger than a tibblet! The name stuck and he has
been known as Tib ever since. His wife Brenda, bought him a banjo,
an old Harmony, from a pawn shop and he learned to play by attending
festivals, asking questions of others who played and listening
to recordings. He cites some as his major influences as Earl Scruggs,
Sonny Osborne, J.D. Crowe, Don Parmley and Billy Rose. He also
credits a neighbor, Everett Jarvis, as a source of help and inspiration.
Tib and Brenda make their home in the
Guysville, Ohio area and together penned the song, “The
Just One,”
which can be found on the project, “Church At Hickory Grove.”