Joe Dobbs. A founding member of The Flood, Joe is a native of Mississippi who has lived in West Virginia since the late '60s. He owns Fret 'n' Fiddle of St. Albans, W.Va., one of the nation's best known music store for vintage instruments. He is creator and host of the weekly "Music from the Mountains" radio show, which has been one of the most popular broadcasts on West Virginia Public Radio for nearly 20 years now. He has his own Web pages at joedobbs.com. Write to him at joe@fretnfiddle.com.

Dave Peyton. A West Virginia native -- perhaps the West Virginia native -- Dave is a newspaper columnist whose work now appears in The Charleston Daily Mail and he is a frequent commentator on West Virginia public television. Also a founding member of The Flood, Dave operates his own lively Web site at davepeyton.com. You can write him there or at dpeyton@davepeyton.com.

Charles Bowen. Born in West Virginia and reared in Kentucky before returning to his homeland in the early '70s, Charlie is a freelance writer, author of books and magazine columns about computers. The Flood's third founding member, Charlie also operates Design by Bowen, which constructs and maintains original Web sites. Write to Bowen at charlesbowen@bowenbooks.com.

Doug Chaffin. Doug has been playing music around here for 40 years. Tri-State Area music lovers may recall The Montereys, the '60s rock and rockabilly band named after a rather nice Mercury automobile. That was Doug on lead guitar. He has played country, rock and swing and he was also a regular on stage with J.P. and late, great Annadeene Fraley throughout their extensive career. He remains close to J.P. In fact, Doug plays bass on the fiddler's latest CD with Betty Vornbrock, called "Side by Side" (Burning Wolf-002). Write Doug at hdc928@aol.com.

Sam St. Clair. Sam brings a much needed reed section to The Flood in the form of his harmonica. (Actually, he's armed with an entire Chinese ammo belt full of harmonicas; we've not gotten up the nerve yet to ask how he got that particular accessory.) Whether it's blues, ballads or swing tunes, Sam's harp usually has something to say. A commercial property manager by day, Sam is a Huntington native who has travelled extensively around the world. He has tales from Brazil to New Zealand. Write to Sam at samstclair@wvdsl.net.

Dave Ball. Retired Huntington firefighter Dave "Bub" Ball was a Flood fan before he became a regulation Floodster. After booking the boys to play a Mardi Gras party in 2003, Bub became a regular at the Wednesday night jam sessions. Now he's become the newest Flood fixture, playing fulltime on string bass. Bub has opened a catering business with wife Yvonne, called Bon Appetit and is active in a variety of Huntington organizations. You can write to Bub at dave@cookin4u.biz.

Mike Ellis. AKA "Mickey Dee," Mike is a native Hillbilly. He is a counselor, chef, river guide, and Jeep driver. He began his drumming career at the height of 3 feet. (first paying gig in the 7th grade, snare drum and wearing a red bow tie) He has played on "Mountain Stage," a Public radio show, summer camps, schools, and campfires. His advice to fellow drummers, "Play with musicians better than you, think outside your kit, play less and everything is better with bacon on it." You can write Mickey at MickeyDrum@aol.com.