Fine Tuned: Benjamin Barker and David LaMotte

The Blue Ridge Music Trails’ Fine Tuned project is a mentorship and collaboration-based project aimed at professional development for emerging artists playing traditional music in Western North Carolina. Benjmain Barker is a national champion hammered dulcimer player. His Fine Tuned mentor, David LaMotte, is a songwriter, speaker, and author. Together, their work focused on getting Benjamin real world practice at studio session work, composition, and promotion.