Lisa Niskanen
Vocals & Hand Percussion
Lisa takes the lead vocals on over half of the Long Gone set, covering songs from Pat Benatar to Fleetwood Mac and Dolly Parton. She also puts her vocal flare on songs originally sung by male artists like Tom Petty and Phillip Phillips. In addition she breaks out an array of hand percussion from shakers and sand blocks to tambourines and finger cymbals (And her harmonies are AMAZING!!) PS – She and the guitarist are married!!
Donley Niskanen
Vocals & Acoustic Guitars
Donley is the ‘string section’ for Long Gone, playing a Taylor and Ibanez 6-string in alternate tunings. He sings lead on any of the songs Lisa doesn’t, anything from John Mellencamp to Johnny Cash including the Beatles and Whitesnake. Long Gone makes up for not including a bass or lead guitar by jamming between Donley’s picking and Dag & Lisa’s rhythm! (PS – He’s married to Lisa!)
Dag Bystrom
Drums, Percussion (& Train Whistle!!)
Dag is THE ultimate percussionist and has the most “toys” to prove it. He can easily move from having a cajon in his lap to having several slap boxes nearby and ‘shaker braclets’ on his ankles and wrists while playing kick drum and various other hand percussion. At home on a conventional kit, he brings a truck full of surprises to the Long Gone sound. (Besides mixing the sound!)
Long Gone (Acoustic Band) 