Kiser met Atkins in 1992, and in the mid-1990s, he started attending the Chet Atkins Guitar Convention in Nashville, Tenn. For past 11 years, Kiser has been a regular performer at the event.

Sheldon Allman “Folk Songs for the 21st Century” (Modern Harmonic) Born in Chicago, Sheldon Allman moved to Canada when young, joining the Canadian air force and being wounded overseas. While ...