David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach Muddy Creek Concert

David Jacobs-Strain
and Bob Beach

David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach are a multigenerational, bicoastal duo who have been performing together since 2010. They currently perform between 70 and 100 shows a year on both east and west coasts, delighting and bewildering roots music lovers. “Have you ever seen anything like this before?” Wait. Just wait until you see them live.

Hailing from Eugene, OR, Jacobs-Strain is a
striking guitar player with a deep love of blues and roots music. His voice is an unexpected delight of silky pure intonation. Bob Beach has been a professional musician for over 50 years. He adds the harmonica and
flute to his vocals. Together the two reveal their broad scope of musical genres.

David Jacobs-Strain writes songs and performs them and covers. He’s also an accomplished guitarist, playing a Pogreba resonator guitar. His skill is as distinctive as the guitar. As Art Podell in Art Folkworks said, “Boy oh boy, can he play! Taj Mahal meets Mark Knopfler? A good comparison.”

With comparable skills on the harmonica and flute, Bob Beach, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has more than 50 years as a working musician. Bob has performed as a sideman for the Avett Brothers, Sean Mullins, Spinning Leaves, the Youngers, Ollabelle, and many more. He’s performed regionally with several groups and musicians including the Bob Beach Trio, Mason Porter, Hezekiah Jones, the Cat’s Pajamas, and the Philadelphia Jug Band.

The two, David from Oregon and Bob from Pennsylvania, have formed an unusual duo, of two generations, of two coasts, and with a new take on blues and roots music. On stage, the two sit next to each other. Bob often uses his 1940s microphone; David sings the lead most of the time; and both take turns wowing the audience with solos on their respective instruments. In 2023 they released their only duo album thus far, The Belfry Session, recorded at The Belfry in Sisters, Oregon.

“David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach blew me away last summer at Swannanoa. As we say at home, they knocked my hat in the creek. I can’t envision the audience that could fail to take to them from the first chord and to the last. Hear them yourself as soon as you can.”
–Tom Paxton

To reserve a seat or seats for the show, go to our Reservation Page

A voluntary donation of $25-30 per person is suggested, 100% of which goes to the artist. Donations will be collected at the door.

Note:

•  You are welcome and encouraged to bring your own food and/or drinks.
•  While there should be plenty of sunshine on this day of summer solstice weekend, bring clothes that are appropriate for the day’s weather report. Also bring a camp chair and/or blanket to sit on while on the lawn. Although most of the concert area will likely be in the shade by showtime, feel free to bring an umbrella to set up in the perimeter of the seating area.
• If you find that you have to cancel your reservation, please contact Pete Angwin ASAP (see contact information). Non-cancelled no-shows make it difficult to host concerts in the future!

Directions:  Turn onto Greenberry Road from Hwy 99W or Bellfountain Road, then turn north onto the gravel road where the mailbox says 26809, then follow the road approx. ½-mile to the white farmhouse.