Fine Musical Traditions From
BOB BOVEE & GAIL HEIL
Photo by Diana Suckiel
square dance tunes..
authentic cowboy songs..
ballads..
blues & ragtime..
sentimental duets..
novelty songs..yodels & tin pan alley favorites
Since 1980 Bob and Gail have traveled the country together taking old time music to audiences of all ages at festivals, fairs, concerts, dances, schools, libraries, music camps, radio and TV programs. This is rural music as played in homes, at dances and for earlier entertainments such as minstrel shows and country radio. Along with a repertoire including dance tunes, ballads, cowboy songs, humorous and sentimental numbers, blues and rags, they spice their shows with stories, history and folklore. They both sing (Bob yodels, too) and play fiddle, banjo, guitar and harmonica.
Check out the article on
Bob & Gail in the Spring, 2004 issue of The Old-Time Herald magazine.
www.oldtimeherald.org
Here's a live clip from the 2009 Big Muddy Folk Festival: http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xzSqOtu0k&feature=related
QUOTES
"No one handles old-time cowboy and humorous songs better than Bob. His vocals are hauntingly rough. His guitar and harmonica are as good as you will ever hear. Gail is one of the top fiddlers in the country, and her vocals are worth the price of admission. Whether performing in concert, playing for a barn dance, or on a recording, Bob & Gail leave you wanting more." Don Stevens, All Music Guide
"Their taste and sensitivity to
repertoire, arrangement and execution are unimpeachable."
Bill Hinckley,
Buzz Magazine
"Bovee and Heil's performances are
bitingly authentic, without ever sounding imitative, and their vocal and
instrumental styles blend beautifully." Paul Stamler,
Come For
To Sing
"I've long felt that Bob is
one of the great singers of cowboy song alive today."
Kerry Blech,
The Old Time Herald
For more information about Bob and Gail, or the Bluff Country Gathering or the Lanesboro Barn Dance you can reach us at:
Bob Bovee & Gail Heil
18287 Gap Dr.
Spring Grove, MN 55974
507-498-5452 or
bobngail@springgrove.coop