Rick and Holly bring a combined 40+ years stage experience to Patchwork. Patchwork prides itself on presenting family friendly programs that include but are not limited to Irish sing alongs, traditional American folk music, original music, gospel music, as well as a variety of covers.

With Rick's engaging style of combining clean humor and storytelling, all woven around music, and Holly's back up fiddle and wonderful vocal harmony, it's a casual, comfortable music experience the entire family is sure to enjoy. Patchwork programs are customizable to your specific needs ranging from educational programs to full gospel sets and everything in between.

Rick is a native of Cowan, Indiana, and started playing piano at age 5. Playing for church events, he joined the HeavenHeirs Southern Gospel Quartet, and played with them for a number of years. Learning guitar, hammer and mountain dulcimers, tinwhistle, and harmonica, Rick joined the Shady Grove String Band in Muncie, playing throughout the Midwest at fairs and festivals, weddings, wakes, contra dances and square dances, as well as giving classroom demonstrations. Playing an eclectic blend of acoustic, Celtic, and bluegrass music, Shady Grove toured extensively over their 20+ year career. Rick also played with the Celtic bands Bantry Bay and The Rakes of Muncie. Rick enjoys playing traditional Celtic and Appalachian music and writes some of his own music as well.

Holly was born and raised in Fortville, Indiana. She has been singing in choirs and as a featured vocal soloist since she was in elementary school. She played violin through her junior year when the orchestra program at her high school was discontinued. At that time she joined women's chorus and show choir. Holly attended Ball State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and Music Education. She was a member of University Chorus and Women's Chorus. After college Holly sang and played with several acoustic ensembles out of Indianapolis including the acoustic trio Evensong and Ha’Mercy, a group frequently seen playing music at the former Sonshine Inn on Fountain Square. She has led worship for children and adults at Vineyard Community Church, spanning a wide variety of musical genres including pop, rock, country, R&B, adult contemporary, alternative and traditional. Holly has also written and composed some original music.