On lead guitar and lead vocals we have Ken Sederdahl, he favors the ball-z crunch of his Soldano accompanied by his left handed axe. Have you seen this guy play?

On lead percussions we have Ron Foster , putting his heart and soul into it, always ready to give his all at every venue.

On bass we have Chris Coen, sporting a hefty thumpin' groove, compliments the sound with energy and creativity.

On keys, we have Matt Jones, filling in the groove with all 88!

Ken Sederdahl

Born in Rutherford, New Jersey and relocated to Eureka, Montana, at the age of 11 (a big culture shock). My family and I lived eight miles out of town in an area called Pinkham Creek. In 1984 at age 21, I had a motorcycle for sale and this hippy dude wanted it real bad and asked if I would trade an Ibanez Electric guitar for it. Having no musical experience other than playing a little bit of accordian at age 7, I wasn't really interested, but thought maybe I could sell it for more than the bike. So I made the deal and just for the heck of it, the hippy dude threw in a lesson and taught me how to play Sweet Home Alabama. I've been pluckin' ever since. Having 4 older brothers, I've been influenced by every band from the Beatles to ZZ Top. My biggest influences are Robin Trower, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Stevie, Jimi, and Billy Gibbons. The summer of '98, Blue Onion was formed. We are currently a happy rockin' 3 piece.

Ron Foster

Chris Coen

In 1987 I started learning the upright bass in Orchestra at Moanalua Jr. High in Honolulu, HI. In 1989 I moved to Kalispell, Montana and continued playing in orchestra as First Chair Bassist. I earned all state ratings in high school and played with a local choral group, The Glacier Orchestra and Choral. In 1992 I graduated from Flathead High School and lost access to an Upright Bass. I started playing a used electric 4-string and became electrified. From 1993-1997 I played with a local trio garage band called Helpless. I played bass, my brother Russ played electric guitar, and Phil Allen played drums. As a garage band we never got out and played much - we mostly worked on original tunes as well as a hefty dose of covers from Iron Maiden and Rush. The trio Helpless finally broke up the summer of '97. Without an outlet for playing, my brother Russ and I became part of Free Dyrt (I put the "y" in dyrt), a local 7 piece band. We mostly worked on originals and got gigs wherever and whenever we could. We loved to jam and have fun with the music. In January of 1999 I joined up with Blue Onion as a fill in for their bassist Tim who couldn't make the gig and have found myself filling in ever since. Juggling my time with Free Dyrt and Blue Onion became too chaotic so something had to give. My prior experience with Helpless (another 3-piece) made my decision for me. Playing in a blues band had never crossed my mind but it has turned into an exciting playing field where our energy bounces off one another. I would say we're not your traditional blues band. We like to rock it and we like to play it hard. It's always a good time and I feel fortunate to be able to play with these guys.

Matt Jones

One of the most versitile piano players in northwest Montana.  He has played with the funk rock bands Abendego, Miller Creek, the Pedactor Project, Electric Mud.  His organ playing will be featured on the upcoming album by Dave Boone from Missoula.  Matt is also active in the jazz world, leading his own group, the Bluestone Trio, as well as playing in the Barrel Stove Quartet.  You may even see Matt in a resturaunt or coffee shop around the Flathead Valley playing solo piano. 

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