In the summer of 2000, a group of musicians would gather at Foley Vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley and play music on Sunday afternoons. As individuals floated in and out of the mist, a core group coalesced into an increasingly tight band of musicians that became committed to taking music familiar to a great number of people and adding their own personality, both individually and as a band, to the songs, creating fresh and interesting performances to familiar tunes. Time progressed, and the group became known as the Foley House Band. Taking the cue, the name "House Red" was taken, and the band began venturing out to other wineries as well as playing for weddings, corporate and private parties, and sharing our love of music with anyone wishing to listen.

Through the years they have been invited to play for the Santa Barbara County Winegrower's Harvest Festival, Vintner's Festival, and for various wineries' release celebrations. Centered on California's Central Coast, House Red has ranged from Rancho Cucumonga in the south to Paso Robles to the north, and looks forward to ranging farther afield if conditions are right.

Mary Welsh - This woman can flat out sing-- her voice has a smoky richness that reminds us all of Bonnie Raitt. Mary has been singing her entire life. In fact, she started singing before she started talking. In addition to growing up singing in high school and the church choir, she made her musical theater debut with the Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group in 1995. Her love however, is rock and roll and blues. She has an amazing knack for memorizing lyrics and has been called a "walking jukebox". Her passion and love of music and sense of humor are beyond compare.

Jim Scoolis - Guitars and vocals- Jim has been playing guitar and singing for over 30 years on the Central Coast and Southern California. He is comfortable playing in many different styles, but favors blues styles from Robert Johnson to Albert, BB, and Freddie King to Eric Clapton, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn and more. Jim is a founding member of the House Red Band and is the band authority on the blues and soul flavors of the HRB repertoire.

Craig Welsh - Bass and Vocals. Craig is a talented multi-instrumentalist who began playing guitar too many years ago to count. He began performing with his band around the South Coast in the '60's before his family moved to Las Vegas. While there, he formed another band that performed as the opening act for such artists as Sweetwater, Iron Butterfly, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Craig also became involved in musical theater, providing guitar accompaniment to many productions including Godspel, Schoolhouse Rock, Once on This Island, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Craig and his wife, Mary, joined House Red in the summer of 2002, and never looked back.

Terance Kyer - Terrance is our hard working drummer, managing the bands ‘engine room’. Terrance was born and raised in Kentucky and is well acquainted with rhythm and blues, rock, and funk genres. In addition, to drumming, he works as a personal trainer… we aren’t sure if those muscles are from lifting weights or swinging drumsticks. He makes the band go with the beat designed to move your feet.

Terry Lawless - Terry, is the ingredient that makes the Band "...go to eleven"! Terry is a keyboardist, but is also fluent in all the reeds and double reeds, majoring in bassoon performance while attending Coe College and the University of Iowa. He has worked strictly in the music business for over 30 years, touring with many major acts as a player / programmer, recently returning from the U2 "Vertigo" tour. Terry now operates a vintage keyboard overdub studio in Santa Maria, CA, where he and David record and master their CDs. His roots run deep in jazz, rock and pop as well as classical.

Charlie “Conga Man” Katherman - Charlie began playing the drums at age 6, but gave them up after a short uneventful career in several garage bands during his high school years. A little later on he took up playing various percussion instruments including the congas. His interest in music spans everything from Classical Jazz and Big Bands to Rock & Roll to Latin Jazz & Soul Music to Rhythm & Blues. Since joining the HRB in 2005 on a part-time basis, he’s having more fun than imaginable not only playing with friends but playing for friends. He is clearly the happiest man on stage.

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