COWTOWN INFO

 

Cowtown is an acoustic collaboration of Ron and Julie Lynam,Bob Montgomery and Russ Larson.  Their music is a unique blend of bluegrass, country, folk, cajun and swing featuring a wide variety of acoustic instruments including guitar, banjo, accordion, dobro, fiddle, mandolin and acoustic bass, along with the vocals of Ron, Julie and Russ (and sometimes Bob).  Their music draws from the artistry of such iconic songwriters as Ian Tyson, Tim O'Brien, Hank Williams, Bob Wills and Dewey Balfa as well as originals penned by the members of the band.  Ron, Julie, Bob and Russ bring with them many years of musical experience;  Ron has toured all over the United States and Europe with the internationally-acclaimed progressive bluegrass band Front Range and he has been playing and singing with his wife Julie for the past tWENTY years.  Bob has been performing since his early teens primarily as a jazz pianist and has also made musical forays into country and bluegrass bass as well as keyboard and cajun accordion.  Russ has been performing bluegrass and country music since the 1960s and has teamed up with Ron for over tHIRty years.  Altogether Cowtown has well over 150 years of combined musical experience!