Honest Labor is comprised of Billy Friar on dobro and guitar, Lee Sauder on blues harp, and Leo Lorenzoni on guitar and ukulele (standing in for Travis Weaver). The original members of the trio are skilled tradesmen – Friar, a stonemason; Sauder, a blacksmith; Weaver, an upholsterer – and the band takes its name from their day jobs as well as their “honest and straightforward” approach to music. The group has been performing together for more than ten years, adapting other musical styles to their acoustic blues method.