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BLOOMFIELD BLUEGRASS BAND

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BIO

 

Bloomfield is the finest bluegrass town nobody has heard of.  In the late 1880s it was the pride of far southwest Sonoma County.  But then, the railroad passed it by, the river silted in, the shops closed, and Bloomfield traveled down that long lonesome road.  Someone should write a song!  But every now and then the dogs bark and ranchers perk up their ears: Is that bluegrass we hear?  Yep, the Bloomfield Bluegrass Band is back in the saddle, cranking out tunes in the little old cabin up on the hill.  

While the all-Sonoma County band has played together only since mid-2017, its members have been active in the northern California bluegrass scene for years.  Christine WIlhoyte has been surrounded by bluegrass all her life – so far; like her dad, Mike, she knows her way around a guitar, but it’s her rock solid banjo playing and high lonesome tenor harmonies that help drive the BBB.  

In the mid-2000s, mandolinist David Thiessen formed The Mighty Chiplings, an energetic bluegrass group of eleven year olds in Sebastopol. David also plays in the Pacific Drive Band and fills in with the legendary Ed Neff Band now and then.  His mandolin solos are clean, clear, and forceful and his baritone harmonies spot-on.  

Find bluegrass, find Jim Burke. Jim brings to BBB an astounding repertoire of bluegrass tunes, soulful lead singing, and some mighty fine guitar picking.  Inspired by Doc Watson recordings in his mom’s folk music collection, Jim went on to play with Moonshiners in Sonoma County and the Shit Howdy Boys in Davis….and to wear the fingers off any jammer who shows up.  

Perhaps it was his upbringing in Stockton – home of Vern Williams – that eventually called Marc Francis to bluegrass.  After 20 years of holding down the beat at his country rock band, Stony Point, Marc soon learned to play the bass vertically and sing some great country classics.  

Patrick Campbell’s bluegrass guitar career climaxed at a high school talent show in the mid-1960s; he would like to forget his band’s rendition of That Good Old Mountain Dew.  A few weeks later he learned to rosin-up a bow, went on to play viola professionally in several Bay Area symphony orchestras, and then call it quits for 25 years. But six years ago he came back to his bluegrass roots.  You could say he traded Bach for Baker: Kenny, that is.

TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS: UPBEAT, DANCING, THE REAL DEAL

 

 

Previous events

Date Event Location
Friday, September 4, 2020 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM Fri, Sep 4, 2020 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Brewsters Beer Garden and Restaurant, Petaluma Brewsters Beer Garden and Restaurant, Petaluma
Saturday, July 25, 2020 @ 5:00PM Sat, Jul 25, 2020 @ 5:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Brewsters Beer Garden and Restaurant, Petaluma Brewsters Beer Garden and Restaurant, Petaluma
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Sat, Jul 18, 2020 Rivertown Revival Petaluma, CA, Petaluma Petaluma, CA, Petaluma
Thursday, July 16, 2020 @ 3:00PM Thu, Jul 16, 2020 @ 3:00PM Freeman Winery Sebastopol Sebastopol
Sunday, May 24, 2020 @ 3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2020 @ 3:00PM Friends of the Petaluma River Petaluma Petaluma
Sunday, April 26, 2020 @ 3:00PM Sun, Apr 26, 2020 @ 3:00PM Freeman Winery Freeman Winery, Sebastopol Freeman Winery, Sebastopol
Saturday, April 4, 2020 @ 5:00PM Sat, Apr 4, 2020 @ 5:00PM Occidental Center for the Arts Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct Occidental, CA 95465 Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct Occidental, CA 95465
Friday, April 3, 2020 @ 7:00PM Fri, Apr 3, 2020 @ 7:00PM Rio Nido Roadhouse Rio Nido Rio Nido
Thursday, March 26, 2020 @ 7:00PM Thu, Mar 26, 2020 @ 7:00PM Willowbrook Ale House Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma
Thursday, March 19, 2020 @ 7:00PM Thu, Mar 19, 2020 @ 7:00PM Willowbrook Ale House Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma
Thursday, February 20, 2020 @ 7:00PM Thu, Feb 20, 2020 @ 7:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Willowbrook Ale House Willowbrook Ale House
Thursday, January 23, 2020 @ 7:00PM Thu, Jan 23, 2020 @ 7:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - details soon Willowbrook Ale House Willowbrook Ale House
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 6:30PM Sun, Jan 19, 2020 @ 6:30PM BBB at Blue Note Napa Blue Note Napa, Napa Blue Note Napa, Napa
Thursday, January 16, 2020 @ 7:00PM Thu, Jan 16, 2020 @ 7:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - details soon Willowbrook Ale House Willowbrook Ale House
Thursday, December 26, 2019 @ 7:00PM Thu, Dec 26, 2019 @ 7:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 8:00PM Fri, Dec 20, 2019 @ 8:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Twin Oaks Roadhouse, Penngrove Twin Oaks Roadhouse, Penngrove
Thursday, December 19, 2019 @ 7:00PM Thu, Dec 19, 2019 @ 7:00PM Bloomfield Bluegrass Band Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 11:00AM Sun, Oct 27, 2019 @ 11:00AM BBB - Private event Freeman Winery, Sebastopol Freeman Winery, Sebastopol
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 7:00PM Thu, Oct 24, 2019 @ 7:00PM BBB plays Willowbrook Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:00PM Thu, Oct 17, 2019 @ 7:00PM BBB plays Willowbrook Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
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