Geff lived in Hadlow, England (County of Kent) for a year in the mid-1980s on a teacher exchange. He played frequently at the Tonbridge Folk Club, and made many trips to London to the Singers' Club, a pub gathering hosted by the late Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, where he was asked to fill in as co-host while Ewan and Peggy were away. He met and played with Tom Paley, a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, while in London, and they had the pleasure to reconnect in 2006 (and 2008!), when Tom visited for a while and played a house concert hosted by Geff and Masha.

Geff started going to Lark In The Morning Music camp in the 1980s, and every year since 1995, Geff has attended the Festival Of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, Washington, a weeklong series of workshops, concerts, dances, and jam sessions. Master fiddle players in myriad styles are invited from all over North America to help preserve and pass on their traditional music. And besides that, it's a week of all-out fun!

Geff and Tom Sharkey, a master of DADGAD guitar (among other things), performed for some years as the Blarney Brothers, playing reels, jigs, hornpipes, and singing pub drinking songs to just about anyone who'd listen. Now Geff performs with Masha as the duo "Old Soles", and as the lead possum in "Orange Possum Special".

Geff teaches fiddle, and also enjoys performing sleight of hand magic, and with over 30 years of experience as a teacher, Geff is in demand for school programs. He does assemblies, and also really enjoys visiting individual classrooms and doing a series of small musical performances.

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