About Jonathan Epley 

I grew up playing guitar in the mountains of East Tennessee.  An initial interest in the instrument came from my uncle, well known Martin historian and luthier John Arnold.  There were many excellent guitarists in and out of John's shop.  At an early age I had the pleasure of meeting many great guitarists including Norman Blake and Doc Watson.  
​The unique opportunity of watching some of the world's greatest acoustic guitar players in the world in such an intimate atmosphere proved to be too much for me to resist, and I quickly picked up a guitar and started trying to emulate what I heard.

The early influences of my Bluegrass/Folk upbringing along with later influences of Jazz, Electric Slide Guitar, Blues, and Progressive Rock have all been important in developing my approach to music and the guitar.