Muleskinner Stomp

We always arrive early so that we are ready to go by the agreed starting time. We either play unplugged in an all-acoustic format – or we set up the PA an 1 hour in advance so that we can reach your audience better. Often a gig has different phases and sometimes the band needs to be quieter and other times it needs to be louder: we work with you to set the guidelines. If you need to make announcements over the PA, you are welcome to do so. If you want to supply custom music over the PA while we are on a break, you are welcome to supply a phone/tablet and we will hook it up for you. We will work with you to customize our set list if needed, and we can work up specific songs to play if you request them. We will take down the PA and load it - you do not have to assist us.

Muleskinner Stomp is an acoustic quartet that specializes in traditional and contemporary bluegrass. Half of the band has been playing together for eight years, and the other half of the band has been playing together for four years, so we have a long history of playing together.

We perform original material, in addition to incorporating multiple musical styles including rock and roll, country, and singer-songwriter. What you will see is our enthusiasm, our high energy, and our joy as musicians. Do you want a band that has a high-energy enthusiasm on stage, yet can also deliver powerful poignant vocals? Well, this is your band.

Professionalism is paramount to this band. You will be hiring a band that shows up on time and dresses impeccably in their white shirts and black ties. They are serious about their music and this is clear in their craft. Their personnel reads like a who's who in Bay Area bluegrass: band members come from legendary bands such as Beauty Operators, Nobody From Nashville, Rusty Springfield, and Byron Station. They are not your father's bluegrass band. Their instrumentation includes guitar, bass, mandolin, and dobro. They perform in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. They play a mixture of traditional bluegrass songs, non-bluegrass songs, and original material. They perform work from artists such as Bill Monroe, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, Tim O'Brien, Justin Townes Earle, Billy Strings, 3 Tall Pines, Dwight Yokam, Jimmy Martin, and the Rolling Stones.

We set up and break down our PA. We just need a power source: any household circuit will suffice. We have also performed acoustic only and have used a generator.