JOSH KERIN (Bass & backing vocals)
Josh Kerin hails from the northern wastes of New Hampshire and started playing bass at age fourteen. After winning numerous bass-off"s around Contoocook and Webster he decided to tempt fate and move to New Orleans to see if, in fact, an old yankee can play music for a living in the great state of Louisianna.
In the seven years Josh has lived down in New Orleans he has played with a vast majority of characters such as the Svengalis of degredation DIRTY MOUTH, ROCKIN JAKE, MORNING FORTY FEDERATION (but only for a week), RANDY CROUCH, CHAMELEON THEATER, HOODOO TAXI, JIM SMITH AND THE DAMN FRONTIER, TRUMAN HOLLAND, YARD FARMERS, ANDRE WILLIAMS, SLIM NELLSON TRIO, CHRIS KLEINAND BOULEVARDS, QUITE CONTRARY, BURBON COWBOYS, CHOCALATE WASHCLOTH TRIO, DORIAN RUSH AND THE RENEGADE DADIES, SWEEDISH CADILAC and T-BONE STONE.
Currently whooping it up, snarling loud and about and playing with the Stump Knockers, Josh has been holdin' it down and out and spraying beer with Grayson and the boys (and girls, depending on who shows up) for a year and enjoying every minute of it. Hell, he's got a killer whistling curse"HYAHH!" that he blasts at the end of "Ghost Riders In The Sky" that will make the strongest coffee in the world wish it had a set of balls! So come see Josh and the rest of all that Stump Knocker knocky knutty goodness at their next appearance. It's ON.
JOHN MILHAM (Drums)
John Milham began playing drums in his high school band in Fairhope, Al. There he was introduced to jazz and symphonic music. This was a new direction for John coming from a background of Motown, Country, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. After High School he spent seven years on the road with regional favorite "Haere Marue". When the band had parted ways, John decided to futher his studies at The Berklee College of Music in Boston , Ma. There he studied with such great teachers as Bob Moses, Kenwood Dennard, John Ramsey, and Jamey Haddad. He returned to Mobile and continued touring with funk/fusion band Kung Fu Mama and later with soul trumpeter Carlos Washington and The Amazing Giant People Ensemble. Other artist he has toured and played with include legendary guitarist Bo Diddley, classical guitarist/composer Ken Hatfield (www.kenhatfield.com), and other regional and local talents. John met Grayson Capps in the later part of 2000. They played a couple of shows together and regrouped in 2003 where John joined Grayson on some of his solo gigs in Fairhope Al. In October of 2003 John went into the studio to record 5 tracks on Graysons' album "If You Knew My Mind" and has been touring with The Stumpknockers ever since. John also plays with a jazz/funk trio called "Vibration Configuration" when he is in his hometown of Mobile , Al. He is the proud father of a one year old son and has a wonderful, supporting wife.
