The answer is simple. Until September, 2003, Walker was a paralegal, for the US Army, working in the Pentagon. It was simply a stroke of luck and karma that he wasn’t killed on 9/11/01. But that’s another story. But there’s the answer to that often posed question of “Where have you been?”

It wasn’t until 2003 that he burst onto the folk music scene. He had been laying the foundations for years for this breakout. Before then, he performed only two or three times a year, but kept perfecting his skills as a songwriter, singer and especially as a guitarist. He was waiting for the right moment to enter the music scene – and that time came the day he retired from serving his country. And indeed, the very same day that he signed out of the Army, he was the opening act for the Mountain Stage NewSong Festival.  He walked out of one life and happily into another.

Since then, things have gone well for him. He’s released three more CDs, (a total of five now), and has had the privilege of playing the same venues as Leo Kotke, Kathy Mattea, John Gorka, Richie Havens, Darryl Scott, and a slew of other great songwriters and performers. And while it was the folk circuit that opened their doors to him at first, the blues lovers discovered him shortly thereafter.

With Pops, you can expect a high-energy, mesmerizing performance of original songs with an old chestnut or two included. He performs with every inch of his being and his joy is contagious. He engages the crowd with dashes of humor, anecdotes, and bits of background about his tunes. And, he does it in such a way that most of the audience feel that he’s talking directly with each of them. He makes it personal. Listening to his CDs is a treat, but watching him perform is an absolute joy.