He built five (5) left-handed violins under master maker and friend JB Miller of Lexington. George is involved in hand crafting his own ouds and violins. He also opened the first Berry Hill Mansion Music Series show in Frankfort, Kentucky, participated in the 'Secret Commonwealth' series of dance operas by Dan Dutton of Somerset, Kentucky, performed in a concert by 'Baladna' group on KET Mixed Media Show in 2004, and opened for a show for Simon Shaheen at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Bomhard Theatre in Louisville Kentucky in 2007. Ledford regarding musical instrument making at the Kentucky Folk-life Festival in Frankfort. Among the different venues involved during George's engineering career with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, he opened a show for American Folk/Appalachian icon Singer Jean Richie and shared another stage with bluegrass musician and instrument maker legend Homer C. George is an avid fan of Arabic music in which he is an entirely self-taught (left-handed) performer on violin, oud, tabla, and voice! In 1984, he came to the University of Kentucky for his engineering degrees during which period he entertained in local and regional area events. Wakim is from Miye Ou Miye, a small village overlooking the coastal City of Sidon in South Lebanon.

George Wakim (Arabic lead vocals, Oud, Arabic violin, percussion): George W.

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