$18adv/$22door 

Great songwriting meets indie folk, bluegrass, Americana and fine vocal harmonies!

Bohemian Highway is an Americana band based in Sonoma County playing original music.  The band is fronted by the husband and wife songwriting duo of Doug Blumer and Nancy Irish.  Their influences range from Buck Owens and The Beatles, to bluegrass, gospel, Americana and folk.  Doug  had a long and productive musical career in San Francisco for over 30 years, touring and recording with the Westerlies and Honky Tonk great Dallas Wayne before he and Nancy recently  relocated to the North Bay.  Nancy, a long-time songwriting collaborator, joined the live show a decade ago.  Since then, they have gained an enthusiastic audience and radio airplay all over the Bay Area.  Their music is joyous and uplifting with an emphasis on harmonies and captivating arrangements.  They will be joined on this performance by band members Kent and Jane Fossgreen on electric bass, saxophone & percussion.

Ira Marlowe, who writes across a wide range of styles and themes, has been compared to everyone from Tom Waits to Tom Lehrer.  With material that swings from funny to moody to poignant to political, he’s taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by the Tony-winning SF Mime Troupe.  In 2012 he opened the The Monkey House, an intimate performance space in Berkeley.  His latest project is The Unseen World, a stage musical currently in pre-production.

This is the last of a series of 4 concerts dedicated to our assistant director, community activist beloved friend and extraordinary artist, Marlene Aron.  A big thanks to Hilary Perkins (Nell Robinson), Jim Nunnally and the East Bay Foundation for making these concerts possible.