Sean plays in this band with his wife Steph Gunnoe. With The Lonetones he writes songs, sings and plays guitar, banjo and mandolin. The Lonetones is a Knoxville, TN band that plays original, Appalachian roots-based music that goes well beyond the "tradition." They've been called modern folk, Americana, folk rock, folkadelic,...
Sean is John's band leader. He also plays keyboards and a little banjo and guitar with the band. John Myers is an extraordinary entertainer. Beyond that, it’s a little hard to pin him down. He’s certainly a talented singer with a lot of soul. But despite his stint with Motown in the early 1970s, he’s not just a soul singer....
Sean fronted this band back in the early 2000s. They played mostly original tunes by Sean and released one self-titled album. The other consistent members of the band were Phil Pollard and Geol Greenlee who Sean still plays with from time to time. Over the life of the band, the line-up also included Nick Boulet, Bob Leopold and Sandy Garrett.
Kevin is known for his electric guitar prowess and his amazing rock band, The Kevin Abernathy Band. But he's also a very talented songwriter whose songs shine when played acoustically. When Kevin's in the mood to play a more toned-down version of his music, he often asks Sean to accompany him on guitar, banjo, mandolin and back-up vocals.
Since it's premier in 2008, Sean has toured and performed locally with the Carpet Bag Theatre play Between and Ballad and a Blues about the life of Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong and his musical companions Carl Martin and Ted Bogan (originally known in Knoxville as The Tennessee Chocolate Drops." Sean plays mandolin, banjo and guitar in the band for the play.
Sean' position at the University of Tennessee includes teaching courses in "The Music of Appalachia," " The History of Rock," and "An Introduction to Music In Western Culture."