Fiddlin’ Sam and the Bolo Band

Fiddlin’ Sam and the Bolo Band, the St Louis Western Swing supergroup, comes back to the Focal Point on Saturday, January 11th. This band draws from the songbooks of Bob Wills, Roy Rogers, Milton Brown and others from Western Swing’s heyday of the ’30s thru ’50s. Bandleader Sam Golden’s faithful transcriptions and adaptations capture the romping energy and enduring melodies of both old favorites and deeper cuts. The band features faces familiar to St. Louis music fans: Fred Gumaer, Tom Heath, Ryan Koenig, Abbie Steiling and Richard Tralles.