Rob Pierce/ vocals, drums, guitar                   Terry White/ guitar, harmonica, vocals

Kevin James/ bass, vocals                              Tom Kneesel/ pedal steel, guitar,

Gary Cleland/ bass violin                                Tom Bowling/ violin

Joe Kunkel/ drums

The YellowHammer’s wistful songs make a u-turn just before reaching melancholy and head in the direction of a search for salvation.

YellowHammers began as a trio in 1996.  Since then they have developed their own take on roots rock ‘n roll, accumulating influences from early country blues to wireless pop.  “See us today, enjoy it,” declares Pierce, “it won’t be the same tomorrow”.  That certainly is true but the basic rock songwriting and energy will remain.   

If Johnny Cash joined the Faces after Rod Stewart left you might have an idea of the type of music you can expect upon hearing the YellowHammers.  Loose not sloppy, tender not soft, forlorn not pitiful, hopeful.  Their songs reveal the musical influence of Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and the Stones; lyric influence of Hank Williams and Lou Reed.  Pierce’s vocals betray the influence of Levon Helm or early Elton John. 

 The band currently threads their live show with cuts from their three albums using the rich sound of acoustic and electric guitars, upright bass and drums.  The melody interplay of Kneesel’s pedal steel and Bowling’s fiddle can physically make one stand up and plead that they don’t stop.  Imagine being at the Fillmore watching the Allman Brothers in 1970 and you can guess what music they have listened to.