Tor Hougen, Eric and Donna Prust got to know each other by playing together at bluegrass jams around Livermore, California around the years 1998-99.
After listening to original old-time recordings they began playing old-time tunes together as well.
Most of their tunes typically use various combinations of the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass and every now and then you'll hear a dobro or autoharp being used as well.

Their earliest recordings were recorded on dynamic mics and then bounced to cassette.
There was no way to store the mixes with the gear we had at the time, and they were erased for good after they'd been bounced to the tape deck.
You'll hear some badly mixed tunes now and then since they couldn't be changed after they had been bounced to cassette.
It was decided to "archive" many of them here at SoundClick for anyone that wanted to hear them.

Tor usually sings lead vocals, but enjoys singing backing harmonies as well.
He plays guitar, mandolin, clawhammer banjo and the juice harp at the moment.
He has his eyes and ears on the fiddle and dobro, but currently lacks the time to play them.
Eric also sings lead occasionally but mostly sings backup vocals.
He also plays both bluegrass and clawhammer banjo, as well as the fiddle, guitar, dobro, mandolin and harmonica (you'll often hear him playing different instruments on one song).
Donna plays the bass and occasionally sings lead vocals as well.
Hopefully, we'll hear more from her in future Chairs projects!

The Prust's now live on a farm in Sequim, Washington with a pig named Josephine and a bunch of chickens and a rooster.
Eric Prust makes homemade fretless banjos out of his workshop.
Tor continues to work and live in the San Francisco Bay area but visits the Prusts often.
Recording projects are ongoing, and will be uploaded over time.