Member Bios
Michael Bryant
Michael Bryant
Michael has been making music ever since his dad taught him to whistle. Whistling was the gateway to singing and that turned into guitar, then bass, and then a little bit of mandolin. He gets a lot of enjoyment out of writing songs and once upon a time won the American International Song contest plus Addy awards for his commercial music. He loves a wide range of musical styles and that has led to the opportunity to write music for film, TV and radio. He thinks singing in harmony with other voices is the best thing since sliced carrot cake so that makes singing with Tracy and Bruce his idea of a good time.
Bruce Buttel
Bruce Buttel
Bruce has performed professionally in musical theater (the Fireside in Fort Atkinson) and in the touring Country/Top 40 band Quinn, also based in Fort Atkinson. Bruce traveled with band Quinn throughout U.S., but also had the pleasure of playing concerts for our armed forces in Germany, Italy, and the Middle East. Since then, his performing has consisted of mostly weddings, choirs, radio commercials and recording the annual family Christmas CD, and since 2016, involvement with group Common Chord (along with Michael, Tracy and others).
Tracy Jane Comer
Tracy Jane Comer
Tracy is a vocalist, songwriter/composer and multi-instrumentalist with several published recordings and a host of international and local awards to her credit in many genres. She has opened or shared shows with national acts including Dar Williams, Willy Porter, Peter Mulvey, Ellis Paul, Holly Near, and more. She loves music of many types, having come out of an extensive classical music background (piano, cello, vocal/choral) but also having participated in pop/rock, folk, theater, and church music over the years. She played for six years with local band Wild Heart in which she sang and played guitar, fiddle, and keyboard. Currently Tracy performs actively as a soloist or as duo with her percussionist (Top Shelf) in Madison area venues, performing a variety of covers using keyboard and guitars in addition to her work with Common Chord, Bob's Your Uncle, and other side projects.
www.tracyjanecomer.com
