Ruth and Max Bloomquist

Dear Friends, 

FIRST, we want to thank all who have tuned in and supported our live-streamed Saturday night concerts on Facebook. It means the world to us that so many would take the time on a Saturday night to watch…

It's April 1, 2021, but we aren't fooling around. We're just going to keep on doing what we do, getting our music out there as best we can whether in person or on-line. 

First: Thanks to all of you who…

MARCH! No, no, you don't have to walk like a soldier. We're just celebrating the beginning of Meteorological Spring. The sun is shining bright for us today (March 3) and our snow is melting fast. We had some fun on…

January 4 2021 

FIRST OF ALL - Best wishes for the New Year. 2020 has been a hard one. If you are among those who have lost loved ones, friends, or family as have we, you have our deepest sympathy…

It seems that time has been altered over the past nine months. It seems to crawl by until we realize that it has passed, and then we wonder where it went.   

But we are getting into the Holiday Spirit. We…

Here in Western Michigan we are having a stretch of unusually warm sunny (for November) weather, so we are trying to spend some time outdoors working in the yard or just taking walks around the neighborhood. Meanwhile, we are trying…

Ruth and Max Bloomquist 

September is almost here, and we want get a head start on letting you know what we might be up to. 

Streaming Concerts: As you may know, we have been Live-streaming every Saturday night since the…

Hi! 

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us. We hope that you are staying healthy in these strange troubled times. We are OK and self isolating at home. 

Our annual winter trip to Florida was both relaxing and…

Happy Holidays! However and whatever you celebrate at this time of the year, we wish you the best, and we hope that the coming year will be wonderful for you and yours.  Here's a link to a Christmas video that…

The leaves are falling fast around here as we make the transition from October to November. 

OCTOBER?! Already? Well, September did go by quickly. Time flies when you're having fun. The Michigan Irish Music Festival in Muskegon was a blast. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLR_1YE_kxgiYaD30ugz2ZH0QBnRthk39u to see videos of Ruth in the round with…

Is it really AUGUST ALREADY? After a cool wet June and a busy and hot July the recent cool evenings this early August remind us of the coming Autumn, but we know there is plenty of beautiful weather to come…