JOHN MCGANN (LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS) has been living and working in Boston for the past 20 years. His long resume features live and session work in the Celtic, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, and rock idioms. He is a National Guitar and Mandolin Champion, and has performed in clubs, concert halls, and festivals throughout the United States and in Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan. John presently writes and performs with Chris Moore in the group Rust Farm, and he is also a member of the all-star band Wayfaring Strangers, featuring Matt Glaser, Andy Statman, Tony Trischka, Jim Whitney, and others. He is a founding member of the Beacon Hillbillies and has performed with The Celtic Fiddle Festival, The American Café Orchestra, Cathie Ryan, Joe Derrane, Blood Oranges, John Whelan, Darol Anger, Johnny Cunningham, Kevin Burke, Seamus Connolly, and many others. He has recorded for Green Linnet, Rounder, and Narada, among others. John is beloved by the band for his incredibly comprehensive and musically precise Beatlemania, his consistent positive attitude, and his twisted wit.