Bonnie Arnold - She's the self-appointed 'Boss' of the group and the one who keeps us all in line.  Known as the royal 'Chopper' with her mandolin, she plays keyboards, drums, and bass.  Bonnie is a joy to listen to with her dynamic lead vocals and great harmonies.  However, she is most famous for 'The Look', which instills the required fear among each of us to immediately fix whatever 'The Look' is requiring.

 Paul Daniels - Webmaster extrordinferior, Paul often wondered why they let him in the group, until he found out it was because his wife would feed them on rehearsal night.  With that mystery solved, he holds up a doghouse bass so he has something to do with his hands on stage.  Paul loves singing harmony and comes from a Southern Gospel background, which is a problem since Potters Wheel is a bluegrass band.  Another mystery has unfolded.

 Steve West - Steve plays a fine banjo.  It's a 1934 Pre-War Gibson.  (He also owns other banjo's, but that's a totally different story)  We wish he could play it well, but it's still a fine banjo.  He also owns a dobro, but we're not sure why.  Steve played 30 years professionally, first with the Denny Hilton show & later as a partner in the Main Street Opry at Lake of the Ozarks.  We like to call him "Show List" West 'cause he's used to playing the same routine night after night in the same order.  We like to make him a 'Show List', then change it while live on stage.  It's pretty funny, but we're easily amused.

 Cody West - Growing up around music is all Cody knows.   He is a great guitar player, but has just found his way to Bluegrass.  His dad gave him access to a vintage Martin, which he fell in love with, and he wants to use it to it's full potential.    Can anyone say Chip off the ol' block??  I can say it, but what does it mean?  That's right, he's Steve's off spring.  By the way, Cody wants everyone to know that he now owns the vintage Martin, and dad can no longer tell him how to abuse, I mean, play it.

Matt Maydew - We tried to get Matt back in 2008, but we think he must have heard us before???, because we couldn't get him interested.  We kept after him, & finally wore him down & got him on board.  Matt has played bluegrass all his life, mostly as a mandolin player, but since that position is already filled, he agreed to teach Rex some licks on the side, and plays fiddle for us, with an occasional stint on the mando as required.  He is a real addition to our group & rounds out our instrumentation.   

History of Potters Wheel

Potters Wheel was formed in 2000 by Rex Hart and some of his friends.  It was born out of the desire to quit playing music for the world and start using their talents for the Lord.  The original group was mostly a country/bluegrass mix, something different, yet original lyrics with great words made it something special.  Tragedy struck in 2001, as one of their members went to be with the Lord in a car accident.  After a brief period off, they decided to carry on with what they felt in their hearts  was the right thing to do.  They acquired a new member, wrote new songs, began to book a few dates, then recorded their first CD in 2002.  A second CD followed in 2004 and their bookings began to expand, as God blessed in their ministry.  With a couple of personnel changes by 2005, they had a chance to play at Silver Dollar City and sing the gospel to people who may never have heard it before.  They were invited back in 2006, 2009 and 2010.  What a great experience to share the Gospel outside of the Church building.  In 2007, their third CD was released as they kept busy all year long, playing at County Fairs, Company Annual Meetings, Revivals, Church Singing's, Festivals and City functions.  In 2008, another personnel change was made and their latest CD was released in January of 2009.  Three of Potters Wheel members have been together now for 10 years, and what a shower of blessings they have witnessed in this time.  They pray that each opportunity they get this year will touch a heart, spur a need for a decision in someone's life, or somehow make a difference as they attempt to glorify the Lord.  What an honor it is to live in the United States where we can freely worship the true Living God and to be doing something that we so much enjoy.