In addition, he has played and produced for a wide variety of roots-based musicans, including Lucinda Williams, R.B. Morris, Kevin Gordon, Kate Campbell, Ani DiFranco, Teddy Morgan and Larry Long. He hails from a family of creative artists, his father an expert on American popular musics who taught a class at The University of Iowa on the history of rock music, and his mother's father, Payson Re, a well-known jazz pianist who led the house band at New York's famous Stork Club during the 1930', 40' and 50's. Dave is the founder and owner of the Trailer label, and appears on solo releases as well as maintaining a presence on many other works. They soon added guitarist Darren Matthews and, after some experimenting, former Head Candy drummer Jim Viner to complete the group's current line-up. High and Lonesome has toured worldwide, and opened for such acts as Widespread Panic, The Radiators, Ian Moore, The Freddy Jones Band, Joe Henry, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and James Cotton, The Jayhawks, and Uncle Tupelo.
Reviewers point out the band's unpretentious mix of hillbilly, blues, and rock music.
An only child from Greensboro, North Carolina, BeJae Fleming started playing guitar at age six. Raised on a steady diet of music from all genres, her style reflects the blues, jazz, roots, folk and country sounds of her surroundings. Somewhere About Here . Brother Trucker Brother Trucker started out in the basements of guitarist Mike Fitzpatrick and songwriter Andy Fleming's parent's homes. The two have been best friends since.