A native son of northern Minnesota, PK Mayo grew up in the mining town of Eveleth. From an early age, when he was known as Paul Kennedy Mayasich, he soaked up a wide range of diverse styles of music coming over the airwaves of the local college radio station, KUMD. Mayo has played behind a veritable who’s who of rock, blues and jazz royalty including Johnny Lang, Tracy Nelson, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Shannon Curfman, Dinah Washington, Jack McDuff, Terry Evans, Big Walter Smith, Bernard Allison, Leland Sklar and Mark Naftalin, to name a few. He’s racked up a shelf of awards, including induction into both the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame and the Minnesota Rock & Country Hall of Fame. Mayo’s abilities playing slide guitar (acoustic and electric) with his rare touch, feel and dynamism on the instruments, combined with his accomplished original songwriting and soulful vocals — Mayo is the complete package.

John Wright has been a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene and beyond for 35 years. As a bass player his performance history includes multiple performances with Mick Sterling, Tim Mahoney, Pat Donohue and countless other artists throughout his history in Minnesota. In addition to being a side man he has fronted his own critically acclaimed and DownBeat-nominated band Galactic Cowboy Orchestra and also Celtic Rockers Lehto and Wright. John has also been a supportive and creative component in PK Mayo's musical explorations for 30 plus years.