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The country-rock group referred to as the Lewis & Clarke Expedition evolved out of several folk bands operating around LA through the mid-’60s. Shaped by Dallas songwriter Michael Martin Murphey (beneath the guise of Travis Lewis) with Owen Castleman (executing as Boomer Clarke), the music group documented one LP in …

Bloom is an extremely unusual folkie whose considerable abilities include building and using exotic instruments. A highly effective sideman, Bloom continues to be under-recorded being a soloist. His shows, both personally and on record, often reveal both wit and laughter.