Temple Dogs
Bill Bloomer is a guitar-totin' singer-songwriter who has the knack to write and sing straight from the heart. Temple Dogs was produced by Robert Brown and features 12 captivating and thought-provoking songs written by Bloomer. Armed with a 1930 Gibson acoustic guitar (an extremely rare L0D model), he sought out the necessary nurturing from a friendly environment that all songwriters need when they start to get serious about their music. For this singer-songwriter, the result was Temple Dogs. The songs depicted on the CD run the gamut between Bruce Cockburn, Tom Waits and the late Steve Goodman, not to mention hints of other notables. Some people may even hear Bob Dylan intertwined into the style of Bloomer, who is actually hard to pigeon-hole. Joining Bloomer on Temple Dogs are Tim Davis (featured on Spanish guitar and acoustic tap guitar); Jason Noice (on rhythm guitar and violin); and Ron Shaffer (on rhythm guitar). Bloomer even went one step further by having the winners of the Kerrville Music Festival perform on the CD. These individuals, who traveled from Portland to the State of Texas to take home the honors, added a special touch of musical class to the CD. On piano and Hammond organ is Dave Carter; on violin is Tracy Grammer; on acoustic guitar is Eric Hester; on harp is Paul Summers Jr.; on drums and bass is Mike Damron; Robert Rude is on bass and a variety of guitars; and Ben Wertheimer plays hand drum. Two of the songs on Temple Dogs have already won awards from the Portland Songwriters Association's latest national contest. In December of 1998, he won the Folk/Acoustic category for his song Milltown, while the tune Yucatan Getaway won the Country/Americana category. 1. Milltown 2. Xmas in St. Petersburg 3. St. Susanna 4. Starting to Like 5. Tender Loving Ways 6. If Wishes Were Horses 7. Thinkin' Bout You 8. Little Each Day 9. Good Ol' Days 10. Phenomenon 11. Temple Dogs 12. Yucatan Getaway
Bill Bloomer  (Artist)    Format: Audio CD
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