The band’s bass player reached out and asked me to bring my setup down about 40 minutes South to the Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

The band’s namesake, Hunter Skeens, puts on an energetic show; he’s hardly content being boxed in on stage. To that end, the band uses fully wireless connections on nearly all of their instruments. This led to a scene where Andy Pastor played his fiddle as he walked to the back of the audience before setting in next to a couple about half way back down to the stage.

Hunter Skeens and The Forerunners are:

• Hunter Skeens, guitar and vocals
• John Feist, bass
• DJ Buell, banjo
• Andy Pastor, fiddle

And a special shout out to band mom, Lori Feist!