Erin Youngberg, the girl one, playing bass in Lincoln, NE.

 

Aaron Youngberg, the boy one, playing banjo in Hastings, NE.

 

Mike Finders plays guitar and sings.

Meet the Band

 

Erin Youngberg...

plays the bass. Ironically, she is the youngest, yet has the most experience of the group. She started performing in her daddy's bluegrass band when she was 9 yrs. old in Jackson, WY. "E" also sings and contributes on the songwriting front. She played with Uncle Earl for one year and recorded the bass parts on their 2007 release. Erin hunts elk.

Erin teaches bluegrass bass in Fort Collins while she finishes up her Bachelor's degree at CSU. She is also on the Board of Directors for the Trailblazer Foundation, a non-profit providing training and appropriate technology to empower rural villagers to create self-sustaining programs.

 

 

Aaron Youngberg...

plays banjo and pedal steel. He is the proud owner & engineer at Swingfingers Recording Studio in Fort Collins, CO. "Double A" engineered, produced and mixed “Keep Your Suitcase Packed." Aaron sometimes plays with other country and honkytonk bands in the Fort Collins area. Mr. Youngberg is an expert snowboarder and pen-flipper.

"Double A" gives banjo lessons in Fort Collins and Longmont, CO. He also runs Swingfingers Recording Studio in Fort Collins, specializing in acoustic recording projects.

 


Mike Finders...

has played guitar since he was 7 yrs. old, growing up in the middle of Iowa. He also plays harmonica, sings, writes songs. Mike has won the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest twice: bluegrass category in 2004, and gospel category in 2005 and yet he still gets mentioned last. He likes to do dishes...and used to be a ninja.

Mike had been a special education teacher for over 15 years. He teaches guitar in Fort Collins.