I ask a lot of folks how and why they got started in music, and their answers are always enjoyable because of personal reasons near and dear to one’s heart.

Before diving into introducing you to folk musician Avery Hill I thought you should know that my last blog post caught the attention of a think-tank based in Washington, D.C., called the Tax Foundation — someone from that organization thought I might enjoy a blog post on “the historical realities of estate taxes on Downton Abbey and a discussion on how the real Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle) has dealt with these same issues.”

A bluegrass/rap montage about home brewing and a middle-aged drama set in a large home overlooking downtown: What do they have in common? On the surface, not a whole lot. In fact, it’s a stretch to even introduce the two in the same story.