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BoB Grubel
Healing & EasyListening / Folk Rock / Blues



Floyd, Virginia
United States

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Member Since12/14/2006
Band Websitewww.cdbaby.com/bobgrubel
Band MembersTom Williams plays acoustic guitar,flute and percussion and backup vocals, Jack Bagby on bass and backup vocals, moi on the keys,guitar, harmonica and native flute and belting the songs. Grace Note is Tom, Jack and myself! .... Sharon Feury and i have formed a duo that features both of our originals and a selection of contemporary and standard songs we really enjoy sharing! Her fine guitar and vocal work are a pleasure for me to combine with. Both groups are a lot of fun!
InfluencesJohn Martyn, The Sons Of Champlin, Iaan Matthews, Jules Shear, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, The Byrds, Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Phillips, Kate Wolf, Jimmy Webb,( his book Tunesmith is a great read!) , John Hiatt, The Grateful Dead and tons of other "influences" beyond the realm of music, Reiki, Rumi, Native American teachings, Thomas Moore, Swami Vishnudevananda, Deepak Chopra, Lee Stone, Wayne Muller, The I Ching and Carol Anthony,Dalai Lama, Unity, Abraham-Hicks, Maharaji and on we go!
Sounds Likei touch a lot of different bases in my writing,what keeps me inspired is to reveal the moment though song..i recieve songs in dreams and give thanks for every one that comes through.. often showing me how to be Here, Now.. seems like we all sound like each other at some point, hey we are one and the contrast we have created is delightful..
Record LabelZephyr Productions
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 1 2009 1:00P
Taubman Museum with Grace Note roanoke
Nov 6 2009 7:00P
Cafe Del Sol (Grace Note) Floyd
Nov 8 2009 11:00A
Unity of the Roanoke Valley Grace Note for both services roanoke
Nov 15 2009 2:00P
Winter Sun- Benefit for Medical Charities of Floyd County Floyd
Nov 21 2009 6:00P
Oddfellas Cantina with Grace Note Floyd County
Nov 22 2009 12:00P
oddfellas cantina ( Bob solo) sunday brunch Floyd
Dec 6 2009 1:00P
Taubman Museum (Bob and Sharon Feury) roanoke
Dec 13 2009 10:30A
Unity of Seven Hills, Bob solo lynchburg

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   About BoB Grubel
My latest cd, Red Ripe Apples, is a combination of fine musicianship (how can you go wrong with the likes of Gary Everett on sax, Martin Scudder on electric violin, Tom Williams on acoustic guitar, Randy Anders on drums,Jack Bagby on bass, Joel Venditti on electric giutar, Sharon Fuery blending vocals , Janiah Allen on Percussion, Abe Gorsky on mandolin, Erica Lipps on cello and more ) and my writing in songs that share simple passions and personal reflections of life. The music moves from simple phrases to large textures with my baritone voice and funky/smooth piano pointing the way. This is my tenth project and my first with live studio performances on several songs. There are 10 new songs and 3 songs revisited including Bad Back Blues, Warriors of the World and Bring Peace to the World. Here's the lineup and a little about each track: numero 1. Cup of Coffee. I got the idea for this song from Sally Walker and her wonderful establishment Cafe Del Sol and the fact she's putting together a coffee cd.. thought she might use a tune by a local writer (we'll see about that). It's got a 20's feel with Randy pushing us all along! And i haven't had a cup of coffee in almost 30 years! Fancy that! 2.Medicine Wheel. A straight up rockin tune with a big finish! “Life's a medicine wheel turning round and round with what you feel, every chance you get make the best of it” 3. Some of you are familiar with The Bad Back Blues.. i have always wanted to do a more kickin version and here it is with some great harmonica (Wes Chapman) and saxophone getting down and dirty. 4. Are You Dreaming Now is as close to new age as will be revealed on this cd and yet has a large textured cello and drum thing happening.. The lyrics came to me from 3 to 6 one fine morning last winter and has a overtone of archetypal references (one verse about warrior energy,then priest energy and then lover energy).. Are You Dreaming Now? 5. Then there is this little love song to everyone and everything called Heaven's Sweetest Part. (guess where that is!) A simple song that i have been sharing out for a few months and audiences seem to love. 6.Red Ripe Apples is a bouncy tune that has been grabbing folks in live performance for over a year. I wrote this song for Flo (my partner) and sometimes she gets up and sings it with me! By the time the last verse gets around you can taste them Red Ripe Apples! 7.Warriors of the World was written (or should i say received in a dream) back in the late 1980's and has been part of my repertoire ever since. When i woke up with this song running in my head the first two verses and refrain were already done. It basically wrote itself! There is some fine violin work done here by Martin Scudder who played this tune with me for 15 years in Grace Note and this is basically a live performance in studio, with a reggae feel. We had fun! 8.Then we take a lyrical break with the instrumental Breezin in Blue featuring a cross melody with the piano and cello. Erica Lipps was a trooper working late even though she was 3 ½ months pregnant! The baby is due any day and i know a lot of folks are wishing her and the baby well! 9. And then Running from the Blues came along this late winter and as often happens another song got added to the project! I immediately envisioned this song with saxophone and keys leading the way. Gary Everett did a fantastic job in feeling out what i was looking for and his saxophone sets the tone of this song from the very first notes! (there's a whole nother story about this song involving Tascam and their equipment blues and software rewrites for which i was a rat in the cage, eventually emancipated!) Many people have already mentioned this song as a favorite! Michael Randolph played the B-3 here! 10. Last fall somewhere around October as the stock market plunged and many of us were feeling the tides turning in so many ways this song came pouring through. While Rome Falls is a satirical look at the socio-political environment we are living in. It's also a fun little tune. You can view a literally down home version of it on Youtube. Abe Gorsky and Martin got some nice licks in on this cut. 11.Turn Around was written a few weeks after the events unfolded at Va. Tech in the spring of 07. “We can turn around the damage , turn it into love, take a chance to see another way”. The cello and violin add to the atmosphere this song creates. I hope we can find ways to turn around the energy of these kind of tragedies , man made or otherwise. 12.Bring Peace to the World is a chant i received while singing up at our pond one afternoon some 25 plus years ago. It is often song acappella, but Tom Williams and i had begun sharing this as a latin flavored call and return a few years ago and i really like this interpretation. This is basically live in the studio. Sweet and simple! 13.To complete this cd i wanted to share a favorite of the last few years called Angel Eyes. This was the first song we recorded and we did it in two takes. It is Tom, Jack and i with Randy on drums and i left it at that. the album has some wings to lift you up.. Come find me to hear some of these tunes done live! Check out our schedule! Well maybe see you down the road of life somewhere.. Live your dreams and sing the song you feel the best in. Choose to meditate, do yoga,practice a form of inner awareness and have fun!! One of my favorite quick reminders is from Lao-Tzu: Be Content with what you have, Rejoice in the way things are, When you realize there is nothing missing, The whole world belongs to you........ Be happy ..... BoB G.

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Nov 4 2009 2:44 PM

Hey Bob,
Thanks for dropping by...wish we had a little summer sun at the moment...autumn has moved in here..lucky it won't be a permanent residence........

Enjoyed your music,
And yes, John Martyn was quite a musician, I had the pleasure of having a drink with him on a festival we both played on, some time back..a character on and off the stage...
Tom Acton
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Thank you so much
for the friendship and also for your beautiful songs and the
attractive sensibility in your vocals and in your play of
guitar,piano,harmonica,sax,mandolin,strings ,nice musicians,good
rythmic,big emotion. Pleasant and long musical journey.



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Sending much Love to you my dear Brother
Always in Light and Peace
May your week be blessed with all of your Dreams.
All the Best for you
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Oct 20 2009 1:23 PM

 Heard Butterfly today.  3.42 extra seconds of peace and quiet. I could hear the moths through it, it was so gentle.
Lovely lovely track. Thank you.

 
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Sep 27 2009 7:26 PM

Namaste Bob
Thinking of you, with grateful thanks for our Friendship.
May your week be blessed with Love’ Light and Peace.
Always in ‘Light’
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