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DANCING IN COLOR

Dancing in Color is a collaboration between the singer-songwriters of Bombadil and contemporary dancer Madison Rivis. Using the band's latest album In Color as inspiration, Madison choreographed movements for herself and the band. Bombadil in turn taught Madison how to play and sing the songs. During the show, the three members move seamlessly from instruments to dancing. Costume changes highlight the lyrics and movements of the show. There are hip-hop dance routines with drum loops and quiet ballads with precise gestures inspired by the Martha Graham technique. Expect 3-part harmony, tap-dancing, and stories about gardening and being a parent.

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Sweet and Dazzling Harmonies

[The Vinyl Press] Not your great-great grandfather’s folk or traditional Americana. This is sweet harmonizing and some dazzling instrumentation, recorded in such a way that it grabs your attention instantly. […] these guys are extremely accomplished—gorgeous harmonies, upbeat folk/ pop tunes and a recording that conveys enormously well- from deep bass and drum sounds to the tickle of plucked strings, the staging of the voices and handclaps. 

Bombadil - A Featured Review

[Michael Doherty’s Music Log] A new release from Bombadil is always a cause for celebration and excitement. This North Carolina-based trio has consistently put out excellent albums, each one among my favorites of the year it was released. […] Bombadil features some of the best vocals of any group going these days, and these guys construct engaging and wonderful songs. The new album features all original material, the music coming from that appealing land in the middle of folk, country and pop.

Pick of the Week - Bombadil

[Maine Public Radio] "Bombadil's new album, Beautiful Country, is a great addition to that genre of bands that include Darlingside, The Head and the Heart, The Avett Brothers, and River Whyless. See where I’m going here? Beautiful melodies, killer harmonies and songs that have substance. More poetry than just verse/chorus/verse.

Bombadil’s Folk-Pop Now Heads Steadily Into the Future

[Free Times] By Jordan Lawrence Perhaps the only surprising thing about Bombadil’s last three years is there haven’t really been any surprises. Throughout the life of the sprightly, deep-feeling Durham, North Carolina-based folk-pop outfit, seemingly every album has come accompanied by some new twist or pothole [...]

Bombadil Welcomes A New Musical

[wunc.org] By Charlie Shelton & Frank Stasio A few years ago, Durham-based indie-folk band Bombadil decided to do some soul searching. After one of the band members left the group, the rest of the band decided to take a step back and find a new direction. The group eventually picked up new bandmate and worked […]

Bombadil Transcends Barriers

[ No Depression] By Sarah Fuller Hall If less is more, then it can easily be said that Bombadil’s latest offering, Fences, provides an abundance of musical wealth with an economy of means. Utilizing a small group of instruments – guitar, piano, upright bass, smatterings of percussion and electronic sounds – and combining them with vocal […]

Bombadil Breaks Down Musical Walls

LISTEN TO 1ST SINGLE “NOT THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE” HERE: https://youtu.be/VnTtoWMGjT4 Two years ago, Bombadil lost a longtime bandmate and breaking up seemed inevitable. But after a period of exploration that forced them to step out of their comfort zone, Bombadil has returned as a band reborn. Their new album ‘Fences,’ out 3/3 via Ramseur […]