Bob Westfall Celebration of Life

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courtesy Chris Wagoner

Bob Westfall in 2013.

Guitarist, mandolinist and songwriter Bob Westfall was a longtime presence on the local music scene, performing weekly shows with his eponymous band for more than a dozen years at the Angelic, and influencing countless players through music lessons. Westfall lost his battle with cancer in November 2021, and friends and bandmates Mary Gaines and Chris Wagoner have organized this concert in his honor, which will also include a selection of Westfall's home videos. Gaines & Wagoner will play as a trio with John Parrott and with a reunited Bob Westfall Band, and the lineup also includes Willy Porter, The Common Faces, Annie & the Oakies, Madison Mando Madness and Crunchy Sock.

media release: Come and celebrate the life and music of Bob Westfall — all are welcome!  One of the finest mandolinists, guitarists and songwriters in the midwest for well over three decades, Bob Westfall was also a beloved music instructor, an avid gardener and a top-notch golfer whose infectious laugh and quick sense of humor will be fondly remembered by all who knew him.  You might remember him from the Bob Westfall Band who held court every Tuesday night at the Angelic Brewery in Madison for over twelve years or you might have known someone who studied mandolin, guitar or ukulele with him at his east-side home or caught the smoky tang in the air from his backyard grill that was almost always hot, accompanied by whatever bunch of musicians happened to be hanging out with him on any given day.  On Sunday, June 5 from 2-5pm at the High Noon Saloon in Madison we’re going to celebrate Bob’s life with music from many musicians that had the great luck to have played with him in various ensembles over the years, featuring some of Bob’s time-tested toe-tappers and songs in his honor that would have made him grin.  And, of course, there will be many stories told…many of them true, no doubt. And if that’s not enough, you don’t want to miss Bob’s off-the-cuff home videos!

The lineup includes: Willy Porter

The Original Common Faces with Asa Miura

The Bob Westfall Band

Annie and the Oakies

Gaines & Wagoner with John Parrott

Madison Mando Madness

Crunchy Sock

A GoFundMe page to help defray medical bills can be found here.