Hammer and Pick members are Jon Wagner, Jan Sams and John Heasly.  They have been performing in the Galesburg and Bishop Hill areas for nearly 30 years.  The original members of the band were Bob Black of Galesburg, the Rev. Wayne Nordstrom of Bishop Hill, and Jon Wagner of rural Rio.  Sams, of Galva, joined the group in 1995.  Following the deaths of Nordstrom and Black in the late 1990s, Heasley, of Galesburg, joined the ensemble to make it a trio once again.

Wagner is an anthropology professor at Knox College and plays the hammered dulcimer, claw-hammered banjo, harmonica and bodhran.  Sams, a registered nurse and Kewanee native, plays the string bass, autoharp, and six- and twelve-string guitars. Heasley, a singer/songwriter, plays acoustic guitar, and in addition to playing with Hammer and Pick, he also does solo work.  The group has been featured at area festivals and concerts, including an annual appearance at Jordbruksdagarna in Bishop Hill.