Jim Broden (fiddle) -- began playing fiddle after retiring from the Navy. Applying his violin training and some guitar tunes to this new-found style, he sat in with local fiddlers at jam sessions to learn traditional tunes. He eventually became a lead fiddler for the weekly Fiddlers' Tour jam session, and shortly after, the lead fiddle for a local "family dance" band, "Tame Rutabaga." He also plays fiddle for "Two Rivers String Band," and is the lead fiddle for the "77th New York Regimental Balladeers," a Civil War music group. A gardner and cat lover at heart, Jim lives in the Schenectady, NY area.

Patricia Kernan (flute, pennywhistle, light percussion) -- A fluent player of pennywhistle and flute, Patricia's whistle adds a bright touch to quick-tempoed contra dance tunes; or a gentle lift to waltzes with her smooth flute playing. A visual artist by profession, Patricia plays flute, whistle and Celtic Harp for the local English Country Dance band, "HeartsEase." She lives with her 26-year-old turtle, Philomena, and her dog, "Luna Mae." All three live in the Albany, NY, area.

Jim Mead (guitar, foot percussion) -- is a drummer-turned-guitarist, and his solid playing and rhythmic footwork shows he still has it. The son of a tap dance teacher, he grew up learning to move to the beat. A garage band musician from the 60's, he continued his guitar playing over the "folk" years, performing in coffeehouses with his wife, and is now the rock-solid rhythm guitar behind the FireFlies. He's also the band's sound technician, and plays for Tame Rutabaga, Dirt Road Molly, the Two Rivers String Band, and as the duo, TuneFolk, with his wife. A computer programmer by day, he is married to fellow band-mate, Sue Mead, lives in Charlton, NY.

Sue Mead (fiddle, mandolin, light percussion, vocals) -- was influenced by her father's country guitar playing, and at twelve, started teaching herself to play. Her love of music and song led her to perform in local church coffeehouses throughout the 70's. She met and married Jim Mead, and along the way, was given his grandmother's violin. The desire to learn traditional fiddle music grew from that gift. Drawn to anything with strings, Sue plays fiddle and mandolin for the FireFlies, Tame Rutabaga, Dirt Road Molly, the Two Rivers String Band, and sings and plays with her husband Jim, as TuneFolk.