Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn.

I just believe that the interesting time in a career is pre-success, what shaped things, how did you get to this point.

I did a lot of things when I first started out. In order to be in show business, I juggled, I did magic tricks, cards tricks and I played the banjo.

Lacy was just as happy alone as with company. When she was alone, she was potential; with others she was realized.

I started a grease fire at McDonald's - threw a match in the cook's hair.

I would get records by Earl Scruggs... I would tune my banjo down and I'd pick out the songs note by note. Learned how to play that way. I persevered. There was a book written by Pete Seeger, who showed you some basic strumming and some basic picking... And I kind of worked out my own style of playing.

She was feeling her bohemian oats.