The Spikedrivers started in Feb. '03 as an acoustic trio named The Highwayneers. Our group was inspired by the success of our live performances and immediately realized a niche previously unfulfilled in the local music scene in Columbus, Ohio. A mutual friend of the band, Tim Odell, was asked to join in April so as to further diversify our sound with the addition of percussion. We began a regular act at local bars and taverns and by the summer of '03 we had opened up a more eclectic sound by adding the electric feel, but also by utilizing traditional instruments such as the banjo and mandolin. The Highwayneers name was phased out around this time and we began to call ourselves The Spikedrivers. The group has recently become a five piece with the addition of fiddle player Meagan Palmer as we continue to forge new ground musically and challenge each other as well as our audiences.