Rick Shea and Brantley Kearns, members of Grammy-winning roots musician Dave Alvin's band, explore the connections between contemporary west coast country and folk and Appalachian roots music . A solid guitarist and expressive singer, Rick represents the best of California's country music legacy, maintaining and respecting tradition while creating original music that sparkles between the grooves.

A premier fiddler and singer, Brantley, a native North Carolinian, is a veteran player with the bands of Dwight Yoakum and Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. The two present an eclectic mix of tunes from their new album Trouble and Me (Tres Pescadores): everything from Buck Owens and Bob Wills classics to gems by folk icons Jim Ringer and Mary McCaslin, along with their hard-driving originals.