Front Row (L to R) Terry Horner, Gary Dale, Fred Thompson, George Thum, Dee McGuigan, Don Nasser, Bill Portman, Jack Burrous, Bob Smith, Ed Rossman, Jack Starr, Josephine Hornbrook Back Row (L to R) Bob Pisani, Lea Patterson, John Baylo, Victor Armenta, Jim Firpo, John Cooney, Ed Gutierrez, Tedi Ukrowczik, Andrea Bushnell, Jordon Bloom, Dave Adams, Liz Allan, Robin Montoya
Missing in action -- Arnold Sears, Gene Urbain
The San Francisco Banjo Band is in its 40th year of entertaining the Bay Area. The Band was founded by two exceptional banjo players, Ray Bell and Phil Smith. Not only did they entertain with music, Ray, an accomplished magician, would amaze the audience by performing his magic tricks. They played every Friday night at Molloy's Tavern in Colma. The band continues to play there the first Saturday of each month from 7:30pm to 10:00pm, with no cover charge.
Thanks to the founding members, the San Francisco Banjo Band continues their legacy and has played at Convention Centers, Stage shows, Political events, the San Francisco Giants, Senior centers, good time sing-alongs and many other types of events.
Current membership is not limited to banjos. The band is proud to have trombone, trumpet, accordion, and mandolin players, and not to forget, our accomplished gutbucket/washboard virtuoso!
