Ever lie under a bed as a kid, hiding from adults or siblings, looking for something to do?

Jonathan Byrd did.

But unlike many other kids, he started to play the bed springs, one weird ‘”plonk” after another in a series he recognized as musical.

And so life in music was begun.

Listen in for more insights into Byrd’s life, ahead of the February 2017 release of his 10th album, Mother Tongue and his February 11 appearance at Six String Concerts.