Owensboro native now resides in Cyprus, plays bass for up-and-coming folk band

Kevin Brown spent his childhood in Owensboro, graduating from Daviess County Excessive Faculty and Brescia College. Now, he calls the island nation of Cyprus dwelling and performs bass for Bloom Φields (pronounced Bloom Fields), an American progressive folks quartet he fashioned with Chris Bloomfield. 

Bloomfield is initially from Memphis and, like Brown, married and relocated to his spouse’s homeland. The 2 reside within the southern portion of the nation, which the U.N. patrols. 

The story of the band’s formation is an attention-grabbing one. 

“Chris posted in a Fb group he was on the lookout for a mandolinist,” Brown mentioned. “I rapidly replied, and he thought I might be a mandolin participant. He found I wasn’t, however we nonetheless acquired collectively to kind a band.”

Bloomfield is described as a singer-songwriter who embodies angle and sophistication and homes a timeless poetic sound with a contemporary nation aptitude. BΦ’s sound is an eclectic combine and tends to marry a fusion of folks, blues, funk, and psychedelica. 

As a result of the group calls Cyprus dwelling, they make an additional effort to pay homage to their host nation, therefore the Greek F of their title. Their brand colours are from the Cyprus flag, and so they’ve added a number of Greek elements to their sound. 

“(Lately), we performed a stadium present for 1,000 folks,” Brown mentioned. “I’ve performed exhibits throughout North America, however by no means on a stage that huge. The way in which this yr’s going, we hope to be in Athens early subsequent yr and finally mainland Europe.”

The group is at present engaged on their album Removed from People. The album title is double entendre portraying how far they’re from dwelling and the way far they’ve ventured from their preliminary folks sound. 

The son of an Owensboro native, Brown was born in D.C. and returned to Owensboro for many of his childhood. He recalled fond recollections of rising up in Trinity Hills and working monitor and area at Daviess County Excessive Faculty. 

“All of us actually hope we are able to get again to the world and play a handful of exhibits within the areas we’re from,” he mentioned. 

Entry Bloom Φields’ web site right here to study extra about Brown and the band’s efforts.