Saint Francis was created by front man, Scott Baston, in 2007 after leaving the highly successful band Moonshine Still. Scott felt that he had developed a heightened sense of self and connection with his music that no longer meshed with that of Moonshine Still, and took his leave of the band. Together he and Jeremy Johnson on lead guitar, form the strong vocal and writing talent that create the unmistakable music that is Saint Francis. The band has had several incarnations but the current membership is taking the sound to a new level of expression and success.
After Moonshine, Scott felt that the original band, Saint Francis had legs but it didn’t start to walk until he called on an old friend, and fellow troubadour, Mark van Allen, who is the pedal/ lap steel player and harmony vocals. Greg Cooler rounds out the driving heartbeat on bass guitar. Greg adds a steady fullness to the current rhythm section of the band, which now includes brothers, Rackley and Mason Davis, fondly known as “R1D2”, on drums and percussion. Their talents help complete the steady groove and unique expression for the Saint Francis sound. Finally the search for the last piece of the puzzle was ended when Logan Wallis on keyboards and vocals joined the family. The band has had several incarnations but the current members have played with bands from all genres, including Sugarland, the Indigo Girls, Blueground Undergrass, Warren Haynes and Government Mule, and many more.