Hoby Juan Adobe, the Surfing Jedi (Tim De Young) on mandolin and guitar;
Toby, the hen pecked Adobe (Bruce Thomson) on fiddle and jaw harp;
Moby, the Great White Adobe (Wayne Shrubsall) on banjo and guitar;
Jacoby, the prophetic Adobe (Jimmy Abraham) on guitar, harmonica and fiddle; and the long-lost but never forgotten Adobes Hydrophoby (Elliott Rogers), Nyrobi (Dave Klaus), Chogie (Lance Quadri), and Anita Preisczyck (Janice Rogers).
Influences
Martin Bogan and Armstrong, Charlie Pool and the North Carolina Ramblers, The New Lost City Ramblers, Red Clay Ramblers, and Bob Dylan.
The Band: ..
In one form or another, the Adobe Brothers have played together since 1979 when the group was started by Bruce Thomson and Tim De Young, who still perform with the band. Banjo player extraordinaire Wayne Shrubsall joined the group in the early 1980s to create the Adobe sound. The band features fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass and plays an eclectic mix of acoustic music including old time string band, bluegrass, ethnic folk music, and western swing, a composite style they refer to as “international bluegrass.” Their tunes include compositions by members of the band, classics by some of the best known acoustic musicians of this century and the last, and relatively new music played in the old time style. They have played for contra and square dances and performed concerts all over New Mexico and its neighboring states. The band has been featured at the venerable Santa Fe Banjo and Fiddle contest and in several regional concerts, and individual band members have won numerous awards for their compositions and instrumental ability. ..
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