What started out as a two man acoustic folk band has turned into a up to 8 person jam band! Back in December of 2012, Collin Heller and Matthew Teeslink decided to come together and form The Begats. Starting out, Collin played guitar and sang while Matthew played guitar and sang as well. Through the years, Collin and Matthew have played many instruments (acoustic and electric guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, bass drum, tambourine, etc.) While Collin and Matthew have been staples in the band they have had many other people join them. Randy “Rudy” Rutten was on Bass but has moved onto other projects Today the band consists of Collin Heller (Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass), Matthew Teeslink (Rhythm guitar, vocals, ukulele), Bode Behmer (Saxophone), Glenn “Woody” Henkel (keys, melodica, synth), Duane Feddern (Bass), Rich Pinkston (Drums, Auxiliary Percussion), and Andrew Borer (Drums, Auxiliary percussion, vocals). There are many other great band members who have played shows with The Begats as well on various different instruments.