Jeff Rose plays mandolin and sings lead and harmony vocals.  His songwriting skills are second to none and are one of the pillars of the Detour sound.   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 is one of the current reigning IBMA golf champions.

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.

Peter Knupfer has been a professional bluegrass, folk, swing and jazz fiddle player for over 30 years.  He has performed with Byron Berline, Joel Mabus, Alan Munde, Donald Stiernberg, Jon McCuen, Tony Trishka, Bill Evans, Bill Keith, Tim O’Brien, Peter Wernick, Greg Cahill, Peter Ostroushko and Howard Levy.  Peter teaches U.S. History at Michigan State University; he, his spouse Nancy and their family live in East Lansing.

Pete Knupfer is one of those rare and wonderful fiddle players who can do it all. His backround as a historian displays itself musically in his reverence for authenticity and knowledge of repertoire, regardless of style.  More importantly, he swings his butt off and reminds us that when it’s time to dance, nothing beats a fiddle. Whether he’s playing Old Time, Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, or Swing, Peter always brings a joyful intensity to the session and elevates his fellow musicians. – Donald Stiernberg

Kevin Gaugier (banjo, lead and harmony vocals), multi-instrumentalist Kevin Gaugier’s three decades of performing experience have taken him from the Eastern European shores of the Black Sea to the wilds of central Alaska where a portable generator was required to power the sound system. Kevin has performed with several mid-Michigan bands through the years, including Sweetcorn with whom he opened for country superstar Wynonna Judd before an audience of tens of thousands and also recorded the theme song for the radio program “Grass Roots” which airs weekly on Kalamazoo’s WMUK. Kevin’s recent performances include appearances with world-class banjoists Tony Trischka, Janet Beazley, and Bill Evans. Alternating between tasteful, sensitive fills and dazzling improvisation, Kevin’s instrumental lead work is a fine complement to Detour’s creative sound.