Photo Gallery for Mike & Amy Finders Band

Billy Valencia, Amy, Al Murphy, Denny Garcia, Mike & Bob Black at Mud Lake Bluegrass Fest 2002
w/ Billy Valencia, Al Murphy & Bob Black at Mud Lake, Dubuque, Iowa 2002
(100 degrees!)

Aleta Murphy's bass alongside Patti Zwick's quilts at the Sweethearts' Serenade 2007
Aleta's bass joins the Dancing Quilt in quiet harmony.
Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival, 2006 - Aledo, IL
w/ the Youngbergs at the Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival
2006, Aledo, IL
Nashville, TN - the IBMA Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium, original home of The Grand Ole Opry
The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Backstage at Bluegrass on the Bayou 2006
Liz Kennedy & Dustin Busch backstage at Bluegrass on the Bayou, Baton Rouge, LA
2006
Al Murphy, Joe Peterson & Amy takin' a big break!
Al Murphy, Joe Peterson & Amy "Take It!" at the 2005 Sweethearts's Serenade Grand Hootenanny.
Promo photo with Charlie Formaro & Liz Kennedy taken by Sandy Dyas
Promo Photo by Sandy Dyas
(Amy, Mike, Liz & Charlie)

2005
Emma sings with Mom & Dad at Sweethearts' Serenade 2007, the Mill in Iowa City
Emma Rose Finders sings with Mom & Dad at the 2007 Sweethearts' Serenade
The Mill in Iowa City, IA
the Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival, 2005, Aledo, IL
Barnes Family Bluegrass, 2005
w/ Al Murphy, Liz Kennedy & Charlie Formaro
Mike & Amy perform on the Chris Austin Songwriting Stage at Merlefest, 2004
Mike & Amy perform "That First Stone" on the Chris Austin Stage
Merlefest, 2005
The tour van packed all the way to the top with instruments and hats
I hope you packed yer hat, Son!
Anamosa Historical Society fundraiser
A blustery fall day in Anamosa, IA
Amy & Mike in the "brown house dress & vest" combo.
Boots and house dresses...
that's kind of our thing.
Amy & Mike at the 2007 Fiddlers' Picnic, Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City
Gettin' honky at the 2007 Fiddlers' Picnic
Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa City
The Finders Family boot collection
The Finders Family boot collection
Amy, Billy Valencia & Mike Finders
A Billy Valencia sandwich!
(We're the bread.)
photo taken by George Bookless, Galena, IL - 2000
photo by George Bookless
Galena, IL - 2000
Moonrise over Nebraska - return trip from Colorado
Moon Rise over Nebraska
Heading back home from Denver, CO
Al Murphy & Mike Finders dress alike unexpectedly!
"Don't worry...we'll save you!"
Mike dresses like Al Murphy, again.
Mike & Amy play
You always have to have a photo of yourselves playing in the woods! Because we do that ALL the time.
Mike changes strings before a performance at Isabella's bar in Dubuque, IA
Mike tunes up at Isabella's Bar
Dubuque, IA
Liz Kennedy & Dustin Busch at IHOP, Baton Rouge, LA
How many syrups can you count?
Liz & D.B. at IHOP, Baton Rouge, LA
Eatin' breakfast at IHOP in Baton Rouge, LA
Yes, let's take more IHOP pictures.
Mike & Amy about to enter the Ryman Auditorium for the first time!
About the enter the Ryman for the first time.
Nashville, TN
Mike, Liz, Charlie & Amy at the D-Note, Arvada, CO
After the show at the D-Note
Arvada, CO
Promo photo at the Muller farm, taken by Andrew Epstein, Iowa City, IA
2003 Promo photo
Taken by Andrew Epstein at
the Muller Farmlette, Iowa City
Performance at the Paonia Theater
The beautiful Paonia Theater
Paonia, CO
Bob Black at the 2006 Sweethearts' Serenade
Bob Black, play that banjo!
Sweethearts' Serenade, 2006
The Finders Family plays at an art reception at The Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA
The Fabulous Finders Girls!
Emma (9 yrs) on fiddle, Clara (8 yrs) on bass
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, 2008
The Fabulous Finders Girls sing "Hey, Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams at the 2005 Sweethearts' Serenade in Iowa City
"Hey Good Lookin'!"
Clara (5 yrs) & Emma (6 yrs)
Sweethearts' Serenade, 2005
A quick backstage photo of The Finders Family before their first performance at the Englert Theater, Iowa City, IA
The Finders prepare for their first family show - Emma on fiddle, Clara on guitar.
The Englert Theatre, Iowa City - 2007
Charlie, Amy, Liz & Mike perform in Milwaukee, WI
w/ Charlie Formaro & Liz Kennedy
Milwaukee, WI
The stage at The Oak Center General Store, Oak Center, MN
The stage awaits at
the Oak Center General Store
Oak Center, MN
Amy & Mike hug in front of Patti Zwick's quilt display at the 2005 Sweethearts' Serenade
Mike & Amy decide to display a little love (yuck!)
Sweethearts' Serenade, 2005
Promo photo by Sandy Dyas
photo by Sandy Dyas from
her book "Down to the River"
The Grand Hootenanny at the 2005 Sweethearts' Serenade, the Mill in Iowa City
The Grand Hootenanny
Sweethearts' Serenade, 2005
The Mill, Iowa City, IA
Mike takes a picture of the Youngbergs, Amy & himself in the mirror just before the LAFTA show in Lincoln, NE
Sometimes you just can't afford a photographer. Aaron & Erin Youngberg before the LAFTA concert.
Lincoln, NE - 2007
AA Youngberg on pedal steele
Aaron plays the Hillbilly Computer (pedal steele) in his own home town.
Lincoln, NE
LAFTA concert, Lincoln, NE
Hey, nice matching outfits!

Promotional photo in the snow, Galena, IL 1999
Before the turn of the century,
when Mike had longer hair than Amy.
Galena, IL - 1999
Aaron Youngberg on banjo
Talented AND tall!
Aaron Youngberg on banjo
Erin Youngberg on stand-up bass in Lincoln, NE
Talented AND beautiful!
Erin Youngberg on bass
Mike tells what he calls "a joke" while wearing a harmonica rack in Lincoln, NE
The Happy Cowboy.
He sure knows how to accessorize.
Charlie Formaro, Mike, Amy & Liz Kennedy in Indianola, IA
Charlie's first show with us!
Indianola, IA - 2005
Amy & Mike play a set on mandolin and guitar at the 2005 Sweethearts' Serenade
Something on the floor is very funny.
Al Murphy & Mike Finders at the Sweethearts' Serenade
These boys sure are cute.
I wonder if they're available!
Photo for the cover of "Crystal Blue Morning © 2003", taken by Sandy Dyas
photo by Sandy Dyas - 2002
Amy, Aaron, Erin & Mike with squinty, sun-in-their-eyes faces
"It's kind of like drivin' with the sun in your eyes." We've GOT to figure out how to use the timer on this camera.
Mike & Amy riding a ferry from the Olympic Peninsula back to Seattle, WA
Riding a ferry back to Seattle from the Olympic Peninsula
Performance at the Paonia Theater, Paonia, CO w/Aaron Youngberg & Liz Kennedy
w/ Liz Kennedy & Aaron Youngberg at
The Paonia Theatre
Paonia, CO
In Hastings, NE with Aaron & Erin Youngberg
We found the coffee shop!
Hastings, NE
The famous, the amazing Denny Garcia and his Harley Davidson in Dubuque, IA
Where would we be without Denny Garcia? Pictured here with his Harley and our good ol' Dodge Van.