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Steve Howard Jim Plattes Josh Larson John Haer
  George Payne
Cara Weggler       
Steve Howard                Josh Larson

 

Steve Howard Steve Howard - 1990 founder of Blue Drifters, trio and quartet arranger, vocals, five-string banjo and guitar, high school English teacher
   
Kitty Friday Josh Larson - guitar, lead and harmony vocals, is a native of Austin, Minnesota. He is the grandson of Fiddlin' Ole Hanson and has played old time music with his family his entire life. As an actor, Josh has performed with Theatre in the Round, Minnesota Jewish Theatre and The Old Log.
   
George Payne
George Payne - Bass, grew up listening to his dad perform old time fiddle music across the State of Washington. Being young and unruly, he rebelled and immersed himself into the debts of classic rock, blues and jazz music.  After a long stint of thumpin’ on percussion in rock and roll, blues and jazz bands, he now chooses to thump on the dog house bass. His musical influences range from Mickey Hart to Norman and Nancy Blake and all points in-between.
   
Cara playing fiddle

Cara Weggler - fiddle, vocals, playing violin since the age of eight, her style is influenced by master fiddlers: Mark O'Connor, Alison Krauss, Alicia Svigals, and Liz Carroll. Cara got her B.A. from Macalester College in St. Paul where she minored in Music.