Kevin Volkan has been playing guitar since the early 1970s. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, Kevin was heavily influenced by local groups such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Steppenwolf, and Tower of Power. Later influences included Jimi Hendrix, Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, and Frank Zappa. A four year stay in the Chicagoland area started Kevin on a lifelong love of Blues music of all forms. In addition to playing the guitar he also is a singer/song writer, who loves playing and collecting Celtic and early American folk songs.

A veteran of numerous bands, Kevin founded the 1990s grunge/jam group Ham on Rye in Santa Cruz, CA. and the Southern California rock/folk jam band Friend Of Shrimp with noted bassist Kent Baxter. Kevin and Kent went on to form another more Celtic inspired electric folk group Spring Heel Jack. Kevin also played with the Sexto Senso Banda Azul (Sixth Sense Blues Band) and he also performs solo, playing Celtic and early American folk music on acoustic guitar.

Shortly after the original formation of the Art Rockers, Kevin joined the band as leard guitarist. His years of experience as a guiarist have led to his extraordinary musical chops. His amazing lead solos have been instrumental in puting the Art Rockers on the map as a serious and respected group of rock musicians! An avid collector of guitars, Kevin has a collection that one can only envy. There is no question that Kevin Volkan is one red-hot lead guitarist!