The High & Mighties

The band's founding member, Mark Belk was classically trained on the guitar traveling as far as Spain to study flamenco. He quickly gave in to the dark side however and now focuses on rock. He spends most of the money that he saves on haircuts to buy new guitar strings.

Matt Brown is known as a big hitter on the Chapel Hill scene. His powerful bass lines and intricate fills keep our music deeply rooted. When hes not hanging doors at the county jail he makes his living as a traveling minstrel.

Affectionately known as the drunken Irishman, Patrick Currin's trumpet playing borders on the sublime. He can rip a horn riff almost as fast as he can drink a Harp (and that's fast). Playing in the band, according to Patty, is a great way to make a buck. And the scenery's not half bad either.

Patrick Smith, or P Smitty as we call him, settled on his instrument like many other aspiring middle school band members -- he went to the shortest line at the band fair. Currently seeking a graduate degree in psychology, he will soon be the most lettered member of the band.

Our resident grease monkey extraordinaire, Marko Garvin kicks some super smooth beats with metronome precision. He learned at an early age how much fun it was to bang on stuff from his hero Animal on the Muppets. POLO!!!!!