Pedro Arevalo

PEDRO ARÉVALO:
Lead Vocals, Bass,
Slide Guitar and Dobro

Pedro joined Dickey Betts (founding member of the Allman Brothers
Band) and Great Southern as bassist in 2004. In addition to playing
with Dickey Betts and Great Southern, Pedro has toured internationally
with The Lotus Fire and Devon Allman’s Honeytribe. He has appeared
on a variety of studio and live albums -- as well as several video and
television programs. These include the Carson Daily Show, concert.tv
productions and “Back Where It All Begins,” for the Rock n’ Roll Hall of
Fame.
The electric and contrabass, resonator guitar, lapsteel, Puerto Rican
cuatro and electric side guitar are among the many instruments Pedro
incoporates into the creation of the“Psychotropic” sound. This new
genre is blend of Folk, Ratime, Jazz, Delta Blues, Country, Rock n’ Roll,
Latin and Caribbean music.

GARRETT DAWSON:
Drums, Percussion
Garrett, drummer and percussionist, has a diverse world music
background. He plays drum kit, congas, tibale, djembe, bongo,
doumbek and many other implements of world percussion.
Garrett has toured throughout the United
States with Rolando “ideal” Castillo (Afro-
Latin Reggae), Dickey Betts and Great
Southern (Allman Brothers Band founding
member) and Amandla Tunesmith (Soukous
African). He has also worked with national
acts such as James Peterson, Haywood
Gregory, and internationally acclaimed
Afro-Caribbean artists Gadu Nunez, Nuru,
and Marcony Star. His drumming has also
been featured on various albums and studio
recording projects over the past 10 years.