Deborah Eid - autoharp, harmonica, vocals - as an international student, Deborah started her stage experience with performing troupes in Brazil and Uruguay. She is our leader into the world of international repertoire. Deborah is a song catcher, having attended Wheatland Music Festival for 23 years, and her work in the labor movement and social justice complement her commitment to roots music performance as social change work.

Rachael Eid-Ries - viola, mandolin, fiddle,  and vocals. Rachael has developed her singing and playing abilities in the Grand Rapids Public Schools music programs, Grand Rapids area theatrical productions, and the Kinsfolk band. She has also had additional intensive training with GR Youth Symphony, St. Cecilia's Music Society and at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in viola, and Augusta Heritage Old Time week in West Virginia on mandolin. She blends her viola playing in great harmony with our arrangements. Rachael writes her own mandolin tunes that each have their own storyt o them.   She has extended her mandolin skills to strong work on the fiddle. She also sings kickin' lead vocals on songs she has added to the band repertoire. She currently attends Western Michigan University in Kalmazoo, MI, studying viola performance under Igor Fedotov and music therapy. 

Joshua Eid Ries, -guitar, bass, ukelele, and vocals.  Josh is a strongly-rhythmic self-taught guitartist. His musical influences include, but defintitely aren't limited to Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, and Bob Marley. He has also started learning ukelele, jammin' on tunes such as "Somewhere over the rainbow." He has also started his bass career through the GR Public Schools and just attended his first jazz camp week at Aquinas College, summer 2008. 

Ethan Exoo- strum stick, djembe, percussion and vocals. Ethan is our rising star,multi-intstrumentalist, and joining us on some rockin' and bluesy vocals.