Coombs Bluegrass Festival
2026 Performance Bands
Sound: Last Minute Productions by Jackie Oldhaver
Announcer: Kim Bothen
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
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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.
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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
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