Full Circle

Pete Mancini (vocals, guitar, bass) got his start as the frontman and songwriter of Butchers Blind, a critically acclaimed rock band from NYC. In 2017 he released his debut solo album Foothill Freeway, which explored the Americana influences that were a hallmark of his former band. The album garnered rave reviews from NPR, No Depression and Newsday. His second album Flying First Class was released in 2019. Extensive tours of the East Coast, Midwest and South followed, establishing Mancini as a national artist.

In the Summer of 2020, Mancini flew down to Dial Back Sound in Water Valley MS to begin work on his third album, Killing The Old Ways. Produced by Matt Patton (Drive By Truckers) and Bronson Tew, the 10 song collection marked a significant artistic leap forward. The album was finally released in 2022 to critical acclaim and was included on several best of year lists. His new EP The Commonwealth Sessions Vol. 1 is out now.

Over the years, Mancini has opened for acts such as Jimmy Webb, Los Lobos, Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Cracker, Rhett Miller, Amy Helm, Larry Campbell & Theresa Williams, and Iain Matthews. Pete is also a member of The Famous Doctor Scanlon Band, which performs the music of Travis McKeveny.

Pete proudly uses Fishman Electronics, JangleBox Pedals, and Wrangler Custom Guitars.

For full discography and credits list, visit Discogs.

Richard Lanahan (vocals, 6 & 12 string guitars) was born in New York City. He grew up on Long Island and currently lives in Babylon. In addition to being a solo performer Richard has played lead guitar for various Alt-country bands and songwriters. Richard played lead guitar for Fourteen Feet and The WellDiggers, collaborating with songwriter Steve Welner on three studio albums. Together they produced a twangy folk-rock sound more readily heard south of the Mason-Dixon Line. As a soloist and with these bands Rich has been performing at numerous clubs and festivals on Long Island, upstate and occasionally in NYC on a regular basis since 2004.

Rich plays mainly folk rock and country style guitar. He began playing guitar at the age of 12 and picked it up and put it down intermittently during his teenage years and through his 20's. He was always a fan of bands and artists that could be characterized today as Americana, a term that describes music that is an amalgam of folk, country, rock, and blues played with attention to maintaining a roots like element. He is especially fond of the seminal American bands The Byrds and The Buffalo Springfield as well as songwriters Rodney Crowell and John David Souther.                                                                                                                                        In 1978, in the wake of some critical lifestyle changes,  Richard began to focus extensively on country style music, having been influenced primarily by the eclectic mixes that Emmylou Harris mined in her quest to bring great songs to her recordings. He learned to play the Telecaster (as have many others) listening to Merle Haggard records through the 1980s.  

It’s not entirely clear when Gerry McKeveny (bass, vocals) first began playing guitar. What can be said is that the first thing he learned to play was Jerry Garcia’s intro to “St. Stephen”-taught to him by an older brother-and that his first public performance was singing Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush” for his fifth grade class in the spring of 1971.  Of course, there was no way of knowing that that would merely be the start of a journey that would lead to performances everywhere from the ballrooms of the Waldorf, Plaza and Pierre to biker bars in northern New Jersey, from pubs in the West of Ireland to sidewalks in Toronto, from churches and synagogues to festival stages in the folk world, and beyond.  In 1991 Gerry formed the Fugitives with longtime friend and collaborator Joe Caggiano, a power trio that would go to the semi-finals of WBAB’s Homegrown Competition on the strength of a self-produced four song demo. In 1996 Gerry and Joe recorded and released High Road, a collection of McKeveny-penned tunes. In 2002, with the encouragement of the late Artie Traum, Gerry recorded Healing Season-a set of solo acoustic guitar instrumentals. Of Healing Season Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash said she was taken by the recording’s “beautiful, emotionally potent lyricism”.  In late 2012 Gerry joined Gathering Time, a self-described “folk-rock harmony trio”. Since joining Gerry has had the privilege of being a part of the recording of When One Door Closes and Keepsake, which charted at #3 and #1 respectively on the Folk DJ Chart. Gathering Time has also shared stages with such luminaries as Peter Yarrow, Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, David Wilcox and Garnet Rogers. In 2014 Gerry released Tuesday at Tom’s, a collaboration with his dear friend the late Tom Phillips. For the last few years, in addition to his work with Gathering Time and his solo work Gerry has been a member of The Famous Doctor Scanlon Band-featuring the songs of his son, Travis McKeveny.

Bill Herman (drums) is co-founder and owner of Paradiddle Records.  He has was a long time drummer with Revolver, played guitar with The Gosts of Electricy and Johnny Zarrow.  Bill also produces and engineers albums for Paradiddle records.