John Swann

Vocals & Guitar

John has been a member of Hardwater since its inception in 2001. In 2013 he reformed the band and happily embraced the position of band leader. In the mid-70s John sang and played guitar in the "The Rentals" - a folk/rock band, led by Glen McClughan based in Victoria B.C. John’s biggest musical heroes growing up in the '60s were Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa. Following a long hiatus from performing, John has been active on the Davis music scene in the 21st century. In addition to playing with and leading Hardwater, he has performed at various times with folk artists Katie Henry, Ray Frank, and Laura Sandage of Mudlark, and has also collaborated with guitarist / vocalist Andrew Corbett. John has added occasional song-writing and bass playing to his musical endeavors. His current musical aspiration is to learn to sing harmony well.

Richard Day

Guitar, Harmonica & Vocals

Richard began playing with Hardwater in 2010. Richard has been playing guitar and harmonica in and around Davis since the early '90's. "Raised" primarily in the blues, he enjoys playing many styles of music. In the early to mid '90's, he gigged mostly with Dave Nachmanoff’s band, Dave & the Generators. For over a decade Richard could be heard gigging weekly with the Gary Lee Yoder band playing southern rock, country, folk, blues & Motown. Richard was also a frequent guest of local favorite Bill Scholer Blues band. In recent years, Richard turned his attention more towards jazz, performing live monthly with FJC (modern jazz) and the Bob Ratcliff Little Big Band (contemporary modern jazz). Not content to play one of style of music, these last few years Richard could also be found playing modern bluegrass harmonica with the West Nile Ramblers, jazzy guitar with Yolo Mambo (jazz, world music) and blues harp with various local blues bands.

Brad Henderson

Drums

Brad Henderson is a fifth-generation Davis local. His great-great-grandfather Henry “Hartman” Hamel was one of Davis’ original pioneer settlers and Brad’s Hamel relatives still operate ranches/farms on the outskirts of town. On the Henderson side, Brad is a third-generation UC Davis faculty member. His father Jerry and granddad Milton were both Aggie engineering professors. Brad teaches specialized writing classes for engineers and scientists. Henderson started playing drums when he was in the 4th grade. As a teen in the 70s, he played rock, funk, and jazz in a variety of bands, and once performed at a private disco party for Governor Jerry Brown and singer/songwriter, Linda Ronstadt (during Brown’s first term). In his twenties, Henderson moved to San Luis Obispo and played with the 80s nightclub band “Newcastle”--an experience upon which he based his Phi Kappa Phi award winning Drums: a Novel. During the 1990s, he worked for Hewlett-Packard Inkjet in Corvallis, Oregon, and played drums in musical theatre, as well as in "The Love Handles," an electric-blues power trio. Brad has continued to play drums whenever he gets a chance and has been a proud member of Hardwater since 2016.

Brenden Tull

Bass

Brenden Tull first joined the band in 2015 when he was a senior at Davis Senior High School. He rejoined the band in 2019 after moving back to Davis from Santa Barbara. His love affair with music began after being laid up from a motorcycle crash at age 15, when he picked up a guitar and learned to play. 18 months later, his musical career began when he was given the opportunity to sub on bass for the Davis band Frankie and the Fabletones. He has since become a member of the Fabletones and local band Hardwater. Besides his duties as a bass player, Brenden is an accomplished soundman, having studied under Gabe Lewin of Clarity Sound. His musical influences are a melting pot of folk, blues, progressive, and rock, ranging from Bob Dylan to Jimi Hendrix to Pink Floyd.