Blue Mule @ FloydFest 2026

Blue Mule is celebrating almost eighteen years together. Starting with the core four; Tom Ohmsen on mandolin, Tim Rhodes on banjo, Eli Williams on guitar and vocals and John McBroom on bass and vocals, Blue Mule explores the “New Grass” horizons of music from an acoustic platform. Having recorded five CD’s to date, Blue Mule searches for a sound both unique and familiar. They have worked hard to absorb the lessons of their musical heroes and role models - legends of the contemporary acoustic music scene such as Sam Bush, David Grisman, Tony Rice and Bela Fleck, to name just a few. In a typical performance, they’re likely to follow a Bill Monroe song with one by the Grateful Dead, or a Steel Driver’s tune into a Count Basie classic. A Blue Mule show is like no other. Always trying to push the musical envelope a little bit further.