Hudson wrote, "I became weary of the dulcimer and my musical interests slackened for a number of years. During that time I dabbled with a variety of instruments trying to find inspiration. Nothing really caught my fascination until I came across a small and obviously very old accordion at a flea market and had it restored. It intrigued me so that I began researching related instruments and ended up purchasing an English Concertina in the summer of 1997. It has turned out to be a great match, and I have been zealously learning whatever I can about the instrument."

Randy presently resides with his wife Georgia Gerber on Whidbey Island, thirty-five miles north of Seattle. He is a concertina student of Otto Smith.