Bob hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has lived in Chicago since 1996. His parents bought him his first guitar at age 15, and it wasn't long before he was writing his own songs. At 17, he recorded his first tunes on a 4-track reel-to-reel in a friend's living room. But life was to lead him down other paths. There was college, a social work career, and following the move to Chicago, grad school and a time in church ministry. Through it all, the one constant was the acoustic guitar on the stand in the corner. A few years back, his guitar left the stand and took a more prominent place in his lap. He began devoting his free time to writing and developing as a musician, and eventually became an alum of Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. He began performing at open mics in 2002, and then found his way to the studio in 2004. His songwriting themes tend to center around relationships, the complexities of human nature, faith, and the ways they are entwined in our lives. Bob was nurtured on a musical diet of acoustic singer-songwriters, classic rock, Windham Hill artists, and Christian pop. Stylistic elements of all of these genres are present in Bob's own brand of pop folk, and he has been compared to performers as varied as James Taylor, Jim Croce, Luka Bloom, and Jack Johnson. His debut recording, "flesh," was released early in 2005, and is available for sampling and purchase via the link on this page. | ||
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Uncommon Ground Past Show Dates | ||
| 2006-02-05 (879 days) | Kara Kulpa | |
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Known Open Mic Appearances:
01/23/200601/09/2006
12/12/2005
11/28/2005
11/14/2005
10/24/2005
10/17/2005
09/19/2005
09/12/2005
08/15/2005
07/25/2005
02/07/2005