Vince Wolfe on the tinwhistles,, Irish flute, bodhran (Irish drum), uillean pipes (Irish bagpipes) and vocals. Vince combines a prodigious talent for playing just about anything with graceful tone, soulful rhythm, and a keen ear for the most interesting corners of traditional Irish music.
Lewis Santer, on Irish bouzouki, guitar, mandolin and vocals. Lewis has been playing and singing the traditional music of Ireland and the British Isles for over 20 years and has performed at folk festivals, clubs and concert halls on the East and West coasts. Lewis' driving rhythms, contrapuntal lines, and dynamic singing combine with Vince's playing to bring a richness of sound rarely found in a duo.
Currently, our most requested band configuration is as a quartet which is Lewis and Vince plus...
Chris Knepper on fiddle. Chris is a top level Bay Area Irish fiddler who is much in demand for Celtic music. He plays with many other Northern California bands, and is a human encyclopedia of Irish, Balkan and Jewish tunes.
Sean Feder, a fiery percussionist well known for his work with Rita Hosking, Joe Craven, Mad Cow String Band and other dance and world beat projects. He's also Inspection Operations Director of the organic certification organization, CCOF.
Very occasionally, when we are lucky enough to get some of their time, we play with...
Lee Martin, a top notch Scottish piper with some of the best rhythm chops around. When playing with Driving With Fergus, Lee most often plays the Scottish smallpipes, lap-held quiet pipes that play in a low register.
David Kidron. David is back in his native New Zealand, but sometimes we manage to get him over to the States. He has been performing professionally since 1969. With the Australian folk band the Bushwackers, he toured Europe for 8 years, and he was a member of the critically-acclaimed klezmer ensemble, the Freilachmakers String Band. David is a soulful Celtic fiddler and also plays the tinwhistle, uillean pipes, and balalaika. He can be heard on our recording, Shalom Ireland.