Coombs Bluegrass Festival 

2026 Performance Bands

Sound:   Last Minute Productions by Jackie Oldhaver

Announcer: Kim Bothen 

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Murfitt & Main, Vancouver

Murfitt & Main plumb the depths of country, bluegrass, and western swing, playing home-made songs steeped in the living tradition of roots music. Their original songs possess a clarity rooted in the musical traditions of rural Canada, in a contemporary voice. 

Heartbreak, honky-tonks, whiskey, unions, religion, the Canadian terrain, and the Berlin wall are all fair game in their songwriting. Sweet vocal harmonies draw listeners in adding that high lonesome country sound to the mix.

Warren Murfitt (guitar and vocals)

Kate Main (upright bass and vocals)

 Chris Dawson-Murphy (banjo, guitar and vocals)

Matt Kennedy (mandolin and vocals)

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  Lonesome Town Painters, Vancouver 

The  Lonesome Town Painters  are a 4 piece  bluegrass

  band that plays traditional bluegrass music.  They are a well 

 established bluegrass band from the big city of 

Vancouver and none of  them are painters, 

 however they do paint the town!

 The Lonesome Town Painters are:

 Jeremy Freeman, Mandolin

Angelo Eidse, Guitar

Patrick Bartel, Banjo

Fred Beach, Bass

 www.lonesometownpainters.com

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  Boomer Boyd Bluegrass Ensemble, Cowichan Valley

This is a new band although the players in it have been playing together for years

The performers in this band are:

 Mike "Boomer" Boyd, Vocal & guitar

 Jeff Ellis, Vocal & mandolin

 Luann Burton, Vocals, Harmonies & upright bass

Mike Kraft,  Harmonies & banjo

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Call Before You Dig, Vancouver

Call Before You Dig is a relatively new band, so we're excited to hear your  sound

Danny Eberhardt, Vocals & guitar 

Arlin Kalenchuk, Dobro

Stefan Petersen. Mandolin

Jared May,  Bass

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BackPorch Banjo, Qualicum Beach

BackPorch Banjo has been playing as a traditional bluegrass band since 2010.  

 This band has strong vocal harmonies and delights in playing bluegrass music. 

Learn more at

backporchbanjo.com

Kazimea  Sokil, Vocal, harmonies & guitar

Ted Granger, Vocal, harmonies,  mandolin & guitar

Dave Haggblad,  Vocal, harmonies & upright bass

Claire Fadul,  harmonies & fiddle

Linda Thorburn,  5 String banjo

Megan Guest,  mandolin & flatpicking guitar

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Foxhops, Vancouver

The Fox Hops are an energetic, harmony-heavy bluegrass band with creatively arranged

 blue- and new-grass tunes. They're all about foot-stompin' fiddle tunes, audience

 favourites, and they have a soft spot for songwriters named

 John (eg. Hartford and Prine), and fiddle tunes about Bill

 (including Cheatham and 'in the Lowground').

The players in this band are:

Melissa Nielsen guitar

Julianne Brown  mandolin

Arzen Chan  banjo

John O  bass

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Performers Application

for 2027

 Please email completed form to 

coombsrodeogrounds@gmail.com 

Thank you