 Nancy McCallion and Catherine Zavala started The Mollys in Tucson in 1989.They were influenced by Celtic and Tejano music, and by The Pogues.For most of their run, the Mollys were Nancy McCallion (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tin whistle, songwriting), Catherine Zavala (lead vocals, mandolin), Kevin Schramm (since 1994 - accordions, guitar, vocals), Dan Sorenson (bass, tour blogger), and Gary Mackender (drums, vocals).