BOMBADIL

Bombadil began among Duke University students in Durham, North Carolina, two of whom met studying abroad in Bolivia. [en.wikipedia.org] The band signed to Ramseur Records, the Concord, North Carolina label, after a show with The Avett Brothers at Chapel Hill. [en.wikipedia.org] Its first full-length album was released in 2008. [en.wikipedia.org] The band stopped for eighteen months when Daniel Michalak developed nerve damage in his hands. [en.wikipedia.org] Michalak has described how far the nerve damage went beyond playing. [www.nprillinois.org] The band came back together in 2011 and has worked since. [www.nprillinois.org] The band stayed in Durham, and its members credit the city's musicians for that. [www.ourstate.com] It released the album Hold On in March 2015 after a long stretch of East Coast touring. [www.ourstate.com]

“Bombadil began in early 2005 after guitarist Bryan Rahija and bassist Daniel Michalak were studying abroad in Bolivia as students at Duke University.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“After a busy year of touring and writing, Bombadil signed with Ramseur Records of Concord, North Carolina after playing a show with The Avett Brothers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“The group released their first full-length album entitled A Buzz, A Buzz on April 29, 2008.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“The band went on hiatus from July 2009 to December 2010, due to Daniel suffering from nerve damage in his hands.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“I couldn't hold a spoon to feed myself, or brush my teeth, or hold the phone to my ear.” [www.nprillinois.org]

“reconvened in 2011 and has been active since then.” [www.nprillinois.org]

“I love living in Durham because it has a very supportive community of musicians and artists,” [www.ourstate.com]

“The band recently returned home to the Bull City after touring up and down the East Coast to promote their newest album, Hold On, released in March 2015.” [www.ourstate.com]