He began the transition to folk music while attending Colorado State University in the late 70's where he and a friend formed an acoustic duo, mixing popular folk music with some original material. Returning home to New Jersey, Don joined a trio that played everything from the Grateful Dead to bluegrass, and from country to the Rolling Stones. Don's philosophy of being a part of a musical group is simple yet to the point. It's always been fun for me to perform for a crowd and have them enjoy it. To know that the audience is having a good time is a high for me.
Variety is important.
I want to know that everyone in the crowd is satisfied, even if it's just by one tune. Both recordings are available on CD and Cassette. The newest member of the group, Bill Engelhardt, provides the bottom end to the Trio's music both instrumentally and vocally. Both Tim and Don say that Bill has to sing all the hard vocal lines because he gets what's left after Don sings the melody and Tim provides the high harmony. Bill's formal training in music consisted of piano lessons and involvement in both school and church choirs.