the founding members were jim ryan (acoustic and electric mandolin, guitar, and vocals), bob kendall (bass guitar) then replaced by liz wood (later liz crawley) (bass guitar, vocals), andy churchill (guitar) later replaced by mark spencer, and ron ward (drums). cheri knight took over on bass guitar in 1990 after crawley moved to wisconsin. between 1990 and 1994 they released two full albums ("corn river", "the crying tree") and one ep ("lone green valley"). "trouser press" described them as "one of america's finest and least formulaic roots-rock combos." the group disbanded in 1994.