TOM CARPENTER acoustic guitar, vocals
Tom studied and performed as a classical guitarist before becoming a “Bluegrass” convert. He then fronted several local bluegrass groups while learning the bluegrass guitar style. In 2001, Tom competed and won the Four-Corners States championship on flatpick guitar. Tom is also the 2005 TAMMIES winner for ACOUSTIC GUITAR. His day job as a fire captain with the Tucson Fire Department keeps him busy between gigs.
KRISTEN BEATON violin, vocals
Kristen has performed and taught bluegrass, Celtic, classical and jazz violin for many years. She has toured, featuring her violin and vocals, performing with bands in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and China. She has also worked as a studio recording artist for various groups over the years, and has produced and marketed CD's with her own bands.
KIRBY MITTELMEIER mandolin, vocals
Kirby joined his first bluegrass band, Illiana Foxfire, in Chicago in the late '70s, first playing bass, then mandolin. After moving to Arizona in the mid-80s, he toured the Southwest and Mexico as artist-in-residence for the Arizona Commission on the Arts with the Flagstaff-based band Flying South and Tucson group Frog Mountain. In 1991, Kirby joined fellow musicians Peter McLaughlin, Bob Meighan, and Earl Edmonson to win the bluegrass band contest at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Kirby has recorded with Flying South (Movin' Along, 1990) and has shared the stage as opening act with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Doc Watson, and Laurie Lewis and Grant Street.
BRIAN DAVIES upright bass, vocals
Brian honed his skills in the L.A. rock scene. He has done session work for A & M records, toured as an opening act for Peter Frampton, Missing Persons, Queen Ida, Spirit, and most recently opened concerts for Leftover Salmon, Ralph Stanley, Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Keller Williams, Charlie Louvin, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Tony Furtado and John Cowan with his various bluegrass bands. Brian has produced and engineered several CD projects for Arizona artists, and in 2008, co-produced and co-engineered a project with special guests Sam Bush, John Cowan, Roland White, Brad Davis, and Peter McLaughlin. Brian has also engineered soundtracks for the local Tucson television programs, "The Desert Speaks'" and "Man Alive." First runner up in the "bass" category for the Tucson TAMMIES Awards in 2004, Brian is a regular KXCI (91.3FM) community radio underwriter through his dental practice.
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