The David Thom Band is one of the best traditional-style bluegrass bands in California. Their appearances at the Fall Strawberry music festival (2001), with the Del McCoury Band at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco (2002), and as the Saturday night headline act at the Good Old Fashioned Festival (2002) have confirmed the band's popularity on the bluegrass scene. DT is a former member of the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience. The DTB is a band that plays bluegrass the old-fashioned way: There are no instrument amps or monitors (a sound person's dream), and the band members sing into a single microphone. This approach creates a tight, classic sound at every performance, and also provides the audience a great stage-show as the band moves around the single mic to create the harmony blend. The band showcases the standard repertoire of bluegrass songs, and also features excellent original songs, as heard on their latest release 'Plays Bluegrass' from Swollen Records (SW-95070). "The DTB is a group of young, talented Marin County musicians who play traditional and contemporary bluegrass music with the right attitude...I heartily recommend that you check them out." - David "Dawg" Grisman, Mandolinist and Producer, Acoustic Disc ------ The David Thom Band plays hard-driving bluegrass, steeped in the tradition while tempered by contemporary sensibilities. - Peter Thompson, Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal", KALW 91.7 FM, San Francisco