Brother is documentary filmmaker Sascha Paladino, who directed him in both the feature documentary, Throw Down Your Heart (2008) and the short documentary, Obstinato: Making Music for Two (2004).
Attended New York City's High School for Music and Art. His first band was named "Wicker's Creek".
His grandfather bought him his first banjo in 1973. IMDb Mini Biography By: ley-moon
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