Full Name: Christopher Allison

Band Info: Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals

Nickname: The Doctor

Personality: Laid back, crazed Gemini type

Birthdate: June 15, 1950

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut

Hometown: Belchertown, Massachusetts

Hair: You figure it out!

Eyes: Blue

Height: 6'2"

Spouse: Jean

Children: Seth and Scott

Education: Life

Previous Jobs: Mostly carpentry related stuff. I used to make all Friendly's Ice Cream Restaurants

First Paid Performance: The Blue Wall at UMass 1970

Hobbies: Music, biking, occasionally fishing and fixing things up

Musical Influences: Parents, Edward Grieg, The Beatles, Byrds, The Dead, Ferlin Husky, Johnny Cash, Gatemouth Brown, Peter Greene

Favorite Performers: Roger Miller, Bonnie Raitt, Mark O'Connor, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, The Dead, Bela Fleck, Hal Ketchum, Cheryl Wheeler, Timbuk 3

Personal Achievement: Family, band and an old house we're fixing up in Maine

Family (mom, dad, sisters, brothers): One brother in "The Big Apple"

Charities: Whatever grabs me at the time

Favorite Foods: Lobster, lasanga, cantaloupe, and Boston Cream Pie

Favorite Songs: Thunder Road (circa 1960), Third Rock From The Sun, anything by Waylon & Willie, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

Favorite TV Show: Frasier and Nascar Winston Cup

Favorite Actor: Paul Newman and Robert Mitchum

Favorite Actress: Whoopi Goldberg

Favorite Book: Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin Series

Thoughts on marriage/ relationships: The "Neverending Blind Rollercoaster O' Thrills" 25 years and going strong

Favorite Love Song: In My Life

Thoughts on Children: Pure wonder - how do any of us survive?