The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS are six musicians, from three different states, who perform the music of The Traveling Wilburys, The Beatles, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and songs from the “British Invasion to the Summer Of Love.” 

 Peter Conrad (“Hari”) from Columbus, OH, sings and plays lead/slide guitar. He has been performing in the Central OH area for over 30 years and has recorded & released 2 solo CDs, “Dream Come True” (1999) & “Half Alive” (2005), both with very obvious Beatle influences. He has performed at every AROTR as a solo artist, beginning in 2002, where he performed his own song “Goodbye George” in the “Tribute To George Harrison” show at the 1^st AROTR in Cleveland, OH. In 2003, Peter was one of the 5 finalists in the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest.” The winner of that year’s contest was the duo Two Of Us.  

Sam Pellegrino (“Jesse”) & Ken Vold (“Otis”), both from Pennsylvania, sing and play acoustic guitars as the duo Two Of Us. They have been performing at AROTR since 2003 and won the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest” that same year. It was at this contest that Sam & Ken first met Peter, and a mutual musical friendship began, resulting in them sitting in on each other’s sets the following years. In 2006, Peter & Two Of Us were paired together as a trio for a couple of shows at AROTR, and during that year’s fest, they met up with bass player Phil Berube. 

Phil Berube (“Willie”), from Boston, Massachusetts, sings and plays bass guitar. Phil has played bass, toured, and/or recorded with The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Joe Perry, and Donny Osmond and was in one of the original touring productions of “Beatlemania!”  In 2005 Phil met Peter, Sam & Ken as they were rehearsing in the lobby of the Galt House for their shows. Phil sat in and played piano during this rehearsal/jam session and was invited to perform with them at their next show. Phil showed up at the gig with his Hofner bass guitar, and the idea behind the Traveling Beatleburys was born.     

Kevin Ashba (“Tweeter”), from Lima, OH, sings and plays keyboards. Kevin performs with The Will Freed Band, whose first CD features the harmonica work of John Popper, from Blues Traveler.  Kevin was the 2^nd runner up in the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest”  at 2005’s AROTR, where he met Peter and gave him a copy of his solo Beatles tribute CD “A Soap Impression.” Kevin was invited to join the Beatleburys after Peter gave his CD a listen and was impressed by what he heard. 

Barry Katz (“Ringz”), from Bexley, OH plays drums and percussion. Barry was a former TV & radio sports announcer/personality in Ohio and Kentucky. Barry met Peter at the Dolphin Lounge in Gahanna, OH , where Peter hosts the “Electric” Open Stage, every Saturday night. After discovering that they were both huge Beatles fans, Barry was invited to complete the Traveling Beatleburys line-up as their drummer.