David Lednicky
(vocals/bass guitar)
David started Wayward Sons sometime around 1992 or 1993. Originally an acoustic guitarist, David switched over to the bass guitar to open new doors in his songwriting. A proficient songwriter, the "Sons" perform several of his tunes at each of the shows, including the crowd favorite "Sunday Beer on a Saturday Night."
David's influences range far and deep, and he cites the Beatles, Jim Lauderdale, and Barry Manilow as some of them. He also draws from artists like Deryl Dodd and Drew Womack, who are both long-time friends that are currently state-wide touring acts.
David is married and has 3 children. He is a volunteer firefighter and a first responder and likes taking it easy.
Joel Wood
(vocals/guitar/harmonica)
Born and raised in Waco, Texas, Joel is a singer/songwriter that was raised on George Strait, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and 70's/80's country music. As he got older he discovered Bad Company, the Eagles, Hootie & the Blowfish, and eventually Whiskeytown (Ryan Adams), Bruce Robison, Jack Ingram, Robert Earl Keen, Reckless Kelly, Wade Bowen, and Randy Rogers - just to name a few of his influences.
Joel joined WSB in February of 1997 as the acoustic guitarist - and only singing one or two songs a night. Now he's the lead guitarist and he and David share the lead vocal duties 50/50. When WSB isn't performing, you can often find Joel playing solo acoustic shows under his own name.
Joel is married and has 3 children and by day is a computer network administrator. He is an avid fan of the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Longhorns. He loves to hear live music, watch baseball, and play golf.
Joel uses: Fender guitars, Gibson guitars, Epiphone guitars, Fender amps, Shure microphones, Sennheiser microphones, Line 6 audio gear, Wampler effects, Boss effects, Dunlop effects, Fulltone effects, MI Audio effects, Evidence Audio cables, Lava cables, Pedaltrain pedalboards, Fender picks, Dunlop picks, and Lee Oskar harmonicas.
Brandon Nors
(vocals/guitar)
Brandon is a talented singer and guitarist from Abbott, Texas, and the newest member of the band. He's the farmer of the group and has been playing music for several years with his former band Three Shots of Whiskey. Brandon enjoys the Texas Country scene and his youth has invigorated the elder statesmen in the band.
Ty Richardson
(drums)
No longer the newest guy in the band, Ty is back to playing drums again. He joined the band playing rhythm guitar but when the drummer position became available he was all over it. Ty is a passionate and strong drummer and injects his youth into his playing, while showing a musical maturity beyond his years.