On tour, Nancy is backed by:

Danny Krieger (guitar, slide guitar, vocals): One of the Southwest's most respected guitarists/slide guitarists, Danny Krieger is much sought out by the nation's top bands for recording and touring. From a four- year tour with British pop band Christy in the early '70s to recordings with Stephen Stills and the late Andy Gibb, to backing Big Joe Turner, Smokey Wilson and Eric Burdon, Danny is a consummate artist. Originally from L. A., Danny has also toured with Debbie Davies, The Mollys and formed the band Mambo Gigolos with John “Juke” Logan.

Steve Grams (upright and electric bass, vocals): Steve has built a reputation as one of the Southwest's most steady and reliable bassists. He has played on over 70 LPs and CDs. His list of sideman credits includes working with Bo Diddley, Nappy Brown, Big Time Sarah Streeter, Rainer, Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King, Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones, R.J. Mischo, Chico Chisholm, Freddie Roulette, Holland's Mr. Boogie Woogie, and French singer/songwriter Alexandra Roos.

• “...her lyrics have a direct immediacy set with a true traditional flair. They are world-weary, bitter, stark, drunken and funny.” — Sing Out! Magazine
• “Songs as timeless, touching and humanly important as any Woody Guthrie penned in America's darkest days.” — Daniel Buckley, Tucson Citizen
• “(McCallion's) stories of working-class lives, souls slowly unraveling as a result of economic or spiritual strain, are instantly believable, witty, at times a bit angry, hinting at a punkish energy that never feels like hipsterism...” — Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Missouri
• “(Nancy McCallion's) tough-hearted tales of women struggling to strike a balance between intimacy and independence are as good as any being written today.” — Bill Friskics-Warren, The Nashville Scene
• “...Resembles a collision between Guy Clark's descriptive powers and Mary Coughlan's barrelhouse delivery... ...richly dipped in localized imagery and language, she writes eloquently on situations other scribes would run from.” — Dirty Linen