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Having played together in various combinations over the years, the Rincon Ramblers emerged in 1994 as a sort of "loosely-knit super group of local acoustic music players", combining five of the South Coast's busiest, most prominent and respected musicians- JON WILCOX, ALAN THORNHILL, PHIL SALAZAR, BILL FLORES, and DAN WILSON. All native sons of the Santa Barbara-Ventura area, each brings decades of performing, recording and writing styles from their respective solo careers and stints with Marley's Ghost, The Acousticats, The Country Z Men, Chris Hillman, Kenny Loggins, Nick Gravenites, John McEuen, Kate Wolf, The Fender Benders, The Pontiax, and Crossroads. Richly-textured, soulful vocals of Alan Thomhill (guitar) and Jon Wilcox (guitar and mandolin) driven by the dynamic grooves of Bill Flores (dobro, pedal steel, banjo, accordions), Phil Salazar (fiddle) and Dan Wilson (bass, guitar), they cover a variety of styles ranging from modern and traditional folk and bluegrass to R&B, bluegrass, Celtic, New Acoustic and "progressive surfgrass." With the 1997 release of their CD, THE GREEN ROLLING HILLS OF LA CONCHITA, and wildly acclaimed appearances at the Strawberry Music Festival near Yosemite, the Ramblers have been reaching a wide and enthusiastic audience. Roll on, Mighty Ramblers! Rincon Ramblers |
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