Jon Lawton:
Vocal
Guitar
Ukulele
Dobro
Banjo
The inspiration and original patio for the Backyard Party Boys came from professional bluesman Jon Lawton, also known across the country as the frontman for Little Jonny and the Giants. His singing, songwriting, and killer axe playing including the bottleneck slide have gotten audiences riled up for decades. The many moods of American music run deep in him, like the Platte River that runs deep through his native home of Nebraska. Look out: He's picked up clawhammer banjo!
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Mark Comstock:
Vocal
Guitar
Ukulele
Mark Comstock manages to Keep on the Sunny Side of Life, which pours over into his performance style. His picks soulful leads and strums raucous rhythms on the 6-string and the 12-string. Deep and low, his voice cuts through with his loud, powerful leads, always coming from the heart.
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Charles Dowman:
Vocal
Banjo
Mandolin
Fiddle
Guitar
Lean and not mean, Charles Dowman hails from Georgia, where he developed his good looks and bad-ass pickin. The band leaves Charles in charge of three-finger banjo and the bean dip.
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Alan Bond:
Vocal
Mandolin
Mandola
Fiddle
Ukulele
Guitar
Adding to the party is Alan Bond, a veteran of the San Francisco bluegrass scene from Dark Hollow, Super Hoss, the Mud Hens, and the 1980s band, Oakum. A Monroe-style mandolinist whos heating up the old-time fiddle, Bond provides mountain melodies, rock-steady rhythm, and tofu for the grill. His original songs have a way-back sound, which is fitting, since the audience sings along as if they are classics. | 
