Bill Bloomer
France

If you've been wondering, "Where are all the good lion-wrestling,
Buddhist monk, Americana singer-songwriters?" It's time you meet 
Bill Bloomer. The singer, guitarist and songwriter is keeping the
troubadour tradition alive, performing on two or three continents a
year. He may be playing at a festival in Terlingua one month, and then 
busking in France on the way to festivals in the United Kingdom and house concerts in Scandinavia. 
So what does he sound like? Sinewy guitar lines played on a vintage
1930 "The Gibson," melodies that stick to your ribs, lyrics that can
evoke a laugh or a tear (sometimes in the same song) and a voice like
bourbon; strong, bracing and with a sweet tinge of honey in songs telling a story like the whisper of a friend.

 

Speaking of
voices, just get a load of the talk Bloomer has generated:

"I never heard anyone sing like that" (Rambling Jack Elliott)
"Bill Bloomer; the last of the hipsters" (Eric Andersen)
"So many great songs. For years I've waited for someone to come along
with the mojo" (Butch Hancock)
"My favorite songwriter in the whole world...true story. Bill Bloomer
is the real deal" (Dave Carter)
"I've been listening to Bill Bloomer's cd-I like it" (Tracy Grammer)
"I listened to your cd ...never sell that guitar" (Greg Brown)
"You were great . ..you have so many good songs" (Victoria Williams).

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Label: Independent