Eric's musical roots are firmly planted in the sandy soil of eastern North Carolina. Born at Ocracoke Island on the outer banks and mostly raised in the coastal city of Wilmington he has a genetic connection to the salt air and marshes of the area.

At age 15 he could not afford a guitar and the desire to learn was strong. A neighbor kid had a guitar that he could not play so he let Eric borrowed it for a month. When all the other fellows were learning "Under The Boardwalk" he was teach...