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Bob Welp & I can add a fiddle/mandolin player too Acoustic Guitarist from Norman, OK

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 2 Reviews
  • 2 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2013
  • Starting at $200 per event

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Basically, Bob plays music most of us know or grew up with, and usually the audience ends up singing along with him. He covers a variety of musical genres that emphasize country classics such as the songs of Hank Williams, Ray Price and Merle Haggard, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and Gene Autry. But Bob just can't resist a good song - because of his broad background in popular music, Bob often includes selected classic swing tunes like "All of Me" and "Blue Moon", 60's to 70's country or folk such as songs of John Denver, the Everly Brothers, the Eagles, or James Taylor. Gary Howe, an outstanding fiddle player here in Oklahoma, often joins Bob providing authentic Western Swing and Cowboy fiddle licks and great harmonies. Bob's Bio: Bob Welp is a guitarist and vocalist who began playing music when he was 10. He played in several bands in high school. Then, during his college years, Bob became a lead vocalist and played coffee houses, ski resorts, small clubs, VFW halls, and private dinners - performing mainly acoustic folk music such as James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Eagles, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and the like. After college, Bob focused on raising a family and completing post-graduate work. He didn't play for 25 years! In the mid-nineties Bob got the music and performing bug again and studied traditional music genres such as country, bluegrass, Irish fiddle tunes, and western swing. For the past 10 years Bob has been lead vocalist and guitarist for a variety of bands, duos, and trios for various central Oklahoma venues that have included regular band and solo performances at the Swadley's BBQ restaurant chain, Mickey's Country Kitchen, the Blue Bell Saloon in Guthrie, and several appearances at Oklahoma City's Paseo Arts Festival. For the past 5 years Bob has also been a regular entertainer at several retirement and assisted living facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Bob loves to play and entertain and has performed over 800 shows. Today Bob crosses musical lines to perform the best of traditional music – songs many of us know by Hank Williams, Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, Vince Gill, Gene Autry, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs, the Everly Brothers, Eagles, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Tubb, Ricky Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and on… Gary Howe's bio: Gary Howe is an award winning multi instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, keyboard, and more) and vocalist who has been playing music for over 45 years and performed all over the United States and abroad including several of the main showrooms in Las Vegas and Reno and several shows in Branson, MO. Recently he has been nominated to be inducted into the "Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest" Hall of Fame. Gary won the “Fiddlin for Gold” competition judged by Charlie Daniels in the early 1980's. He has been a band leader and writes, arranges and does studio recording. Gary is also a music instructor, offering private fiddle, guitar and mandolin lessons. A few of the artists Gary has performed with over the years include famed artists such as Donna Fairchild, Sammi Smith, Gene Watson, Becky Hobbs, Mel McDaniles, Hank Thompson, Johnny Lee, Wayne Newton, Doug Kershaw, Patsy Montana, Ty England, Gary Allen, Branscomb Richmond and Cliffy Stone. Gary currently lives in Edmond, OK and plays each Sunday at the Crosspoint Church in Norman, OK. He currently is the regular fiddle player for Mountain Smoke and The John Arnold Band and is a featured (as well as favorite) musician at the Clinton Country Jamboree.

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Avg 5.0 | 2 Reviews

Review by Bob M.

Corporate FunctionReviewed on September 25, 2013From Oklahoma City, OK

Bob is a pleasure to work, a gifted muscian, and professional in every way. I especially appreciated Bob proactively contacted me to be sure we covered all details and were perfectly in sync with the same expectations for the evening. I highly recommend Bob.

Review by Deborah J.

Private PartyReviewed on July 12, 2013From Broken Arrow, OK

I was very pleased and I would definatelly book him again. The fiddle player came with him and I would book him again also. They were very respectful about playing at a level that didnt overpower our party so that conversations could be had. Very satisfied.

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  • Hey Good Lookin" | Hank Williams
  • Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams
  • Heartaches by the Number | Ray Price
  • Silver Wings | Merle Haggard
  • Faded Love | Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
  • San Antonio Rose | Bob Wills & Texas Playboys
  • Oklahoma Hills | Woody Guthrie
  • I'm an Old Cowhand | Gene Autry
  • South of the Border | Gene Autry
  • Ghost Riders in the Sky | Johnny Cash
  • Don't Fence Me In | Gene Autry
  • Georgia | Ray Charles
  • Blue Moon | Frank Sinatra
  • The Gambler | Kenny Rogers
  • Country Roads | John Denver
  • Bye Bye Love | Everly Brothers
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling | Eagles
  • Four Strong Winds | Neil Young / Ian Tyson
  • Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson
  • Back Home Again | John Denver
  • Back in the Saddle Again | Gene Autry
  • Tumblin' Tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers
  • Ace in the Hole | George Strait
  • In the Jailhouse Now | Traditional
  • Midnight Moonlight | Peter Rowan
  • Early Mornin' Rain | Gordon Lightfoot
  • Carolina in My Mind | James Taylor
  • Share Me with Texas | Chuck Pyle
  • Sugar Moon | Bob Wills / Willie Nelson
  • Others

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Past Events

September 10, 2013 • Corporate Function
Tue6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Oklahoma City, OK
July 4, 2013 • Private Party
Thu7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Broken Arrow, OK

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