Randy Gildersleeve has decades of experience playing, teaching, and recording music in many genres. He currently performs with North Shore Trail (bluegrass/acoustic), Saints of Swing (big band jazz), St. Croix Crossings (classic rock), and the Hosanna Lutheran Forest Lake worship band. As a teacher, Randy gives private lessons in guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, and dobro, as well as leading the 3rd Saturday Bluegrass Jam. He owns GilderSound, a busy recording studio with local and national clientele, and is technical lead at Hosanna Lutheran. The Randy Gildersleeve channel on YouTube has music performances and instructional material. Randy lives in Forest Lake with his wife Sandy, a musician and pastel artist.