Roots of Big Thief

Joseph Kamaru, better known as KMRU, is an ambient musician. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and later relocated to Berlin, Germany.

Helena Deland McCullagh is a Canadian singer-songwriter. To date she has released five EPs: Drawing Room (2016) and From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol. I, II, III & IV (2018) that she has written and composed. Her first full-length album Someone New was released on 15 October 2020. Her second full-length album Goodnight Summerland was released on 13 October 2023. Deland is currently signed to Luminelle Recordings for the world as well as Chivi Chivi for Canada. She has toured consistently since the beginning of her career in Canada, United States and Europe.

Alexander Buckley "Buck" Meek is an American folk musician from Wimberley, Texas, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of Big Thief. He has released four solo albums: Buck Meek (2018), Two Saviors (2021), Haunted Mountain (2023) and The Mirror (2026).