During his teenage years he played in various rock and blues bands but eventually became entranced with fingerpicking guitar. After playing in coffee houses on the East Coast, Duck moved to San Francisco. By this time his repertoire included a colorful assortment of fingerpicking rags, blues, old time country, Cajun, bluegrass and New Orleans jazz. During the next four years, Duck recorded four more solo recordings and appeared on nine others. He toured throughout America, Europe, Canada and Australia.
Duck is a true student of the guitar.
He performs in styles ranging from folk to Celtic to medieval to blues to avante garde jazz. Duck has recorded numerous guitar teaching videos under the Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop label and has authored Mel Bay's guitar solo collection Classic American Folk Blues Themes . The Music of Thelonius Monk Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar 90-min. The Music of Turlough O'Carolan Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar 85-min. Inc. All Rights Reserved.