Luthier and game-creator-turned-author, Brian Calhoun, grew up in the countryside of Rockbridge County, VA. Calhoun relocated to Charlottesville, VA in his early twenties and launched Rockbridge Guitar, an artisan business crafting high-end acoustic guitars for musicians including Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, Keith Urban, Harry Styles, and more.
After playing a board game he deemed boring, Calhoun came up with the idea for the Chickapig game in 2013. Calhoun and Dave Matthews partnered on Chickapig and sold over 250,000 games in one year. Following Chickapig, Calhoun developed the games, Chickapiglets and 25 Outlaws, with his Chickapig partner, Dave Matthews. The popularity of Chickapig led Calhoun to write and publish the children’s books Little Joe Chickapig and the follow up Chickapiglets: Who Lives Where?
Calhoun has recently invented TinkerTar, a line of one-string children’s instruments that is launching nationwide in the summer of 2023 at Walmart, Target, Amazon, and other retailers.
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