David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach

David Jacobs-Strain, from Oregon, 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 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.

David performs solo and in a duo with musician and songwriter, Chris Worth. Also, getting feet stomping wherever they perform, David leads the Crunk Mountain Boys, playing roots and blues originals at festivals, house concerts, stages, and tailgate parties. 

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.