team detour
Meet the gang...
 
 
Scott Zylstra plays guitar and sings lead and harmony vocals. He is a master of tone, taste and timing and propels the band forward with his superb rhythm and tasteful lead work. Scott has played in a number of bands throughout Michigan including the Porkypines. Scott is the owner of Frontier Recording, a highly successful recording and production studio. Scott’s distinctive guitar style is always an immediate crowd favorite. Zak Bunce “drives” the Detour sound with the doghouse bass. Zak started singing and playing music at an early age in one of Michigan's leading roots family bands, Lake Effect. Zak has also performed extensively with his sister, Rachael Davis. Even though Zak doesn’t look like he could ever be lonesome, when he sings lead he reaches out and grabs that high lonesome sound.
Mike Sumner has established himself within the bluegrass world as one of the finest five string banjo players around. A winner of numerous banjo contests including; the Winfield National Banjo Championship, the Merlefest Banjo Contest, and Rockygrass, Mike is one of the most musical banjo players in the biz today. Mike brings a number of original tunes to the band and also sings lead and harmony vocals. He also has led numerous workshops on banjo technique. Mike hails from Southern Indiana. When asked; “Hoosier favorite banjo player?”, we all agree it’s Mike! http://www.wvfest.com/http://www.merlefest.org/http://www.bluegrass.com/rockygrass/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
Jeff Rose plays mandolin and sings lead and harmony vocals. His songwriting helps Detour to stand out with fresh new material that is progressive yet comfortable. Jeff’s bluegrass roots run deep in Eastern Kentucky. He toured extensively for over twenty years with Iowa Rose, the High Canyon Ramblers, and the Porkypines. He has also led numerous workshops on songwriting, mandolin, and guitar technique. Jeff and Mike are also the current reigning International Bluegrass Music Association Golf Champions.
 
Peter Knupfer has been a professional bluegrass, folk, swing, and jazz fiddle player for over 30 years.   Knupfer won state fiddle championships in Wisconsin (1976) and Kansas (1995) and became a popular session and freelance fiddler wherever he lived.   Knupfer has performed with Byron Berline, Joel Mabus, Alan Munde, Donald Stiernberg, John McCuen, Tony Trischka, Bill Evans, Bill Keith, Tim O'Brien, Peter Wernick, Greg Cahill, Peter Ostroushko, and Howard Levy.  Knupfer holds a doctorate in nineteenth century American history from the University of Wisconsin, teaches U.S. History at Michigan State University, and lives in East Lansing with his spouse Nancy and five children.
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