SAM WEIGHT : Vocals and Guitar TODD SLATER : Guitar and Bg Vocals NED BERRY : Violin BRIAN LANG : Drums MIKE FRANCISCO : Bass

Trespassengers were formed in 1998 by Sam Weight and Todd Slater. Originally an acoustic duo, the band was a creative outlet for both Sam and Todd who at the time were playing with other more rock-oriented bands. Over the years Sam continued writing songs that fit the contemporary acoustic genre – but wanted to try doing the songs with a full band. Trespassengers experimented with different line-ups of guitar, bass, and keyboard players until 2003 when the current core of the band was established featuring Sam and Todd on guitar and vocals, Mike on bass and Brian on drums. Ned, an outstanding fiddle player and friend of Todd’s from high school joined the band shortly thereafter.

Drawing on such diverse influences as The Who, Neil Young, and Camper Van Beethoven. Trespassengers combine a modern sonic texture with song writing generally associated with the singer-songwriter format. Ned’s fiddle adds an element that is both classic – and refreshing in contrast with much of today’s alternative rock. Combining aspects of modern and classic, Trespassengers music is appealing to younger audiences fed up with pop-punk searching for something to identify with intellectually, and also older audiences who have listened to the same classic rock albums for years and want something different.

Trespassengers fit in an emerging genre of music that includes bands such as Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Son Volt. Some critics have compared our music to The Eagles, The Jayhawks, and Neil Young. Music that isn't brazen, or over the top in anyway. Just a few chords strung together that stick in your head, the kind you find yourself whistling days later.