Podunk Throwbacks

Songwriter, guitarist & front-man, Todd Skilton, a Berklee alumnus, was a member of the band, Shade, and has opened up for bands including, Til Tuesday, The Outlaws, The Fools, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters and Extreme. His song, "Life Inside Here," was the #1 song on Boston's WAAF for 16 consecutive weeks. He is currently on the guitar faculty of The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education, Torrington, CT.

Violinist, Amy Jones, is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music with a Bachelor's in Applied Viola and Music Theory, and a Master's in Music Theory. She is a regular member of The Eastern CT Symphony, Waterbury Symphony, New Britain Symphony and Wallingford Symphony, and freelances extensively throughout Connecticut. She teaches privately at The Community Music School in Essex and The Warner Theatre in Torrington, as well as in her Unionville studio, and is the upper-strings assistant at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School and the upper strings teacher for BRAVO Waterbury at the Brass City Charter School.

Bassist, Geoff Kooris plays both the 5 string fretless bass guitar and the 5 string electric upright bass. Geoff has worked in music for over 35 years, playing all kinds of music including - but not limited to – American Roots music, Celtic, and contemporary alternative music. He performs with the Podunk Throwbacks as well as the Bedlam Brothers String Band. Geoff has had extensive vocal training as well as a back up bass singer and as a voice over actor.