<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span id="inserted2511" class="fontplugin_fontid_196_FONTH" style="font-size: 34px; color: #993333;">The Scrugglers <span style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000;">featuring</span> Robin Davis
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Goodtiming rowdy mountain tubgrass from Durango, Colorado. Slaves to the bluegrass beat, bring your dancing boots, this power-trio is known to throw down for the faithful. Coming up on seven years playing together, the <strong>Scrugglers</strong> have become a well known regional band of Southwest Colorado. The core trio built around the big sound the of 2-stringed electrified washtub bass joined by banjo and mandolin, the 3 have collaborated with guitar player and vocalist <strong>Robin Davis</strong> and played on the <strong>Further Bus Stage</strong> with one of mentors and musical heroes <strong>Benny "Burle" Galloway.</strong>

Origin's of the name: <strong>Steve</strong> and <strong>Todd</strong> had been friends for many years and played music together when they got the chance (often on <strong>Reservoir Hill</strong> in <strong>Pagosa Springs</strong> were Todd was living). Through a self deprecating moment while trying to pick after a long night jamming in the campground the potential band name of <strong>The Strugglers</strong> came up and shortly thereafter <em>strugglers</em> got twisted into <em>scrugglers</em> to honor the innovation and spirit of the man who added the signature sound of 3-finger banjo picking to bluegrass music. Todd moved to Durango where Steve had been living for many years and the two started looking for a banjo player, not just any banjo player, but one who was a strong and creative enough to be the banjo player in <strong>The Scrugglers</strong>. At the weekly bluegrass jam at Durango Brewing Company they met <strong>Patrick</strong> <strong>O'Halloran</strong> and quickly figured out he was the guy they were looking for.

<strong>The Scrugglers</strong> aren't an <strong>Earl Scruggs</strong> cover band (although they do some of his material). <strong>The Scrugglers</strong> instead try to uphold a tradition of improvisation and creativity with acoustic music and especially the banjo. Part jug band, part jam band, <strong>The Scrugglers</strong> material spans from old-time traditional to campground jam circle favorites to danceable rock and roll covers to original material.

<strong>Steve Labowskie's</strong> washtub bass was manufactured by a boat builder in Tacoma Washington. Steve had the opportunity to play one at the Northwest String Summit festival in Oregon and had an epiphany about bass playing when forced to use just 2 strings. Steve tracked down the builder and had one made. After experimenting with different micing and amplification he figured how to use a “P” Bass pickup to get a full sound on stage while still retaining some characteristics of a washtub.
<p style="text-align: left;">For more information on The Scrugglers please visit their website <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/thescrugglers" target="_blank">reverbnation.com/thescrugglers</a></p>
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