From the beginning, I thought he had a tremendous amount of talent. He is a guy who is versatile. He can strap on a guitar and give you an authentic musical performance.

The board has made it clear they're ready to step up. We think we have in this a really wonderful project that's going to be a tremendous new educational resource for our community.

I had heard the Carter Family's music, but I didn't realize how much they were responsible for creating. Their story is quite amazing, filled with humor and heart and emotional roller coaster rides.

They can't do the classes they need to do because they're fighting for space. We know there's tremendous room for growth if there's classroom space available.

It is very, very hard. It's the 800 pound gorilla. To break through, you have to be a very high caliber talent. You don't get there without that.

That's just icing on the cake. I think we are in a very lucky position.