Mike Babyak<p><a href="https://musicians.today/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. Grandson of <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/Slovak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovak</span></a> immigrants in <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/ChapelHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChapelHill</span></a> NC. Still can count to 10 in Slovak, still eat lots of <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/perogies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perogies</span></a> but now also enjoy grits!</p><p>Former guitarist then <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/RN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RN</span></a> then Clin Psychologist, worked as <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/biostatistician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biostatistician</span></a> for 27 yrs at Duke Med. </p><p>Retired in 2021 to pursue music again. Play <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/lapsteel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lapsteel</span></a> and <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/dobro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dobro</span></a>, <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/indianslideguitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indianslideguitar</span></a> </p><p>Apart from my own music I volunteer for the management team of the brilliant slide guitarist <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/DebashishBhattacharya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebashishBhattacharya</span></a></p><p>Politically <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascist</span></a></p>