Johanna Wacker is a singer-songwriter from Queens with family roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She primarily plays banjo and guitar, as well as some fiddle, mandolin, and mountain dulcimer. Her stylistic influences include Appalachian old-time, classic country, blues, and bluegrass.
Matt Michienzie was born in Boston, MA. As a child, he was inspired by classic country and blues artists like Johnny Cash, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Band... later followed by his obsession with DMB, followed by the Grateful Dead, followed by an obsession with stories told through country music. "Matt is a little bit of country, bit of jam band, bit of rock, but a lot of twang, and a lot of soul" - Throughout his childhood spent in Foxboro, MA, Matt played in various bands and was even in the local orchestra as an upright bass player.