7th Day Buskers

Founded by Shawn P. Rohlf in 1997, the band name came from real life: at the time Rohlf had been in the habit of busking as a street performer at San Diego, California's Hillcrest Farmer's Market weekly. Banjo, keyboardist and electric guitar player Rohlf was joined by his former guitar teacher Robin Henkel on dobro, Melissa Harley on Fiddle and Ken Dow on upright bass. This lineup released 2002's Born to Pick and Long Live the Caboose and 2004's Fool's Grass. By their 2010 effort Tiny Xs, Henkel, Dow and Harley had left with Rohlf taking on mandolin, harmonica and percussion in addition to his guitar and vocal duties but new members Alex Watts on guitar and vocals, singer and acoustic bass man Jef Kmak, singer and drummer T Bone and pedal steel performer Dave Berzansky had come aboard. The fall of that year saw a name change to Shawn Rohlf and the Buskers.