Sometimes when creative forces come together there is a unique spark that cannot be duplicated. This is what happened when violinist/mandolinist Josie Quick and guitarist Tom Carleno teamed up for the first time.

This first meeting occurred as a result of Tom’s pickup line, “I have some songs I’ve written and I’d like to see what they’d sound like with a violin playing melody. Want to get together sometime?” Josie saw through this angling for a date, but more importantly she saw his earnestn...