Special Guests

Bandallamas honor their limitless musical soul by inviting guest artists to join their fluid and tenacious evolution; just as music itself has evolved since the first beat reverberated in the core of our long-forgotten ancestors.

pat mAcdonald is most famous as singer, guitarist, and main songwriter for Timbuk3, nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987. Songwriting credits include collaborations with Cher, Keith Urban, Imogen Heap, Stewart Copeland (The Police), Peter Frampton, and famed Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Songs he’s written/co-written have been recorded by Aerosmith, Oysterhead, Cher, Jools Holland, Billy Ray Cyrus, Night Ranger, Pavarotti and others. Currently mAcdonad performs his swampy alt-blues with Purgatory Hill.

Eric McFadden is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and an absolutely wicked 6-string maestro. Credits include guitarist and mandolinist for George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars, Stockholm Syndrome, Eric Burdon. In addition, Eric has performed and recorded with a variety of renowned musicians over the years including, Les Claypool, Joe Strummer, The Reverend Horton Heat, Keb Mo, Bernie Worrell, Jackson Browne and more.

melaniejane performs regularly with pat mAcdonald; playing electric cello, percussion, keyboard, background vocals and accordion against his raw, cigarbox guitar. She has performed throughout the US and has appeared with/opened for such noted artists as: Sam Llanas (The BoDeans), Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes), Ruby James, The Buggs, The Silos, Sigmund Snopek and Dick Parry (Pink Floyd), Brian VanderArk (The Verve Pipe), and many more. (Photo by Adam Baker)

Hazel Miller is not just a great singer, “she is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News. Her voice charges songs with a primal dose of genuine soul.  Hazel performs regularly with Big Head Todd and the Monsters and has sung with/opened for such artists as Julian Lennon, John Hammond Jr., Peter, Paul and Mary, Stanley Jordan, John Mayall, Charlie Musselwhite, Leo Kottke, Bob Weir, Herbie Hancock, Pop Staples, Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Nil Lara, Roger Clifton, Nancy Griffith, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks, Lou Rawls, Rickie Lee Jones, James Taylor, Spyro Gyro, Joe Sample, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, Michael McDonald, and many more.

Delaney Davidson is a Voodoo Rhythm Artist who is often found in lesser-known haunts while touring the globe with his solo show, accompanied by his phantom orchestra. You’ll also find Delaney with the likes of the Dead Brothers, Reverend Beatman, Eric McFadden, British underground legend Holly Golightly and others.  His distinct and peculiar music style can be heard on his 3 releases; Rough Diamond (Stink Magnetic Records), Ghost Stories, and his 2010 release Self Decapitation.

Tony Brown has been awarded local, regional and national awards for his music, performances, writing and singing, but he feels his greatest award has been the people he has met while performing in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Central America and the Caribbean. He has dedicated his life to sharing the message of hope, peace and love, with blessings life has given him to share with the world. (Writing Credit)