BRUCE HOFFMAN

His versatility proves to be beneficial for nearly any stage show and recording studio!

Bruce Hoffman was born in 1964 and raised on a farm in rural Howard Lake in central Minnesota. He was brought up in a musical environment. His father Edward was an accomplished fiddler as well as a multitude of other instruments. His mother Laura-Mae also played music and sang. Bruce began playing the fiddle at the early age of 4 years and soon picked up other instruments along the way. He would make occasional stage appearances with his parents by the time he was 6 years old.

He started competing in fiddlers contests at 8 years of age and by the time he was 14 he started playing in bands. After completing high school, he joined the Minnesota based group “High Noon” and traveled all over the U.S. and Canada. The band had many accomplishments to it’s name including 2 appearances on “Ed McMahan’s Star Search”,   & spawning musicians to go on and work for such artists as  Kenny Chesney, Gretchen Wilson, Martina McBride, and Lonestar. After marrying in 1990 to his Canadian wife Donna-Fay, and starting a family, Bruce decided to quit working the road and in 1993 he moved his family to Branson, MO where he now resides. He has worked with many different artists since moving there. Here’s a partial list:

Barbara Fairchild

Buck Trent

Comedy Jamboree

Helen Cornelius

Johnny Lee

Leona Williams

Margo Smith

Mary Lou Turner

Moe Bandy

Pam Tillis

Paul Harris

Pierce Arrow

Rodney and Beverly Dillard

Splinter Middleton’s “Down Home Country”

Texas Gold Miners

Bruce’s talents include fiddle, steel guitar, guitar, mandolin and dobro.

Influences include classic and today’s country music, Texas swing, bluegrass, traditional old time fiddlin’, Irish reels and jigs.

Currently you can see Bruce perform with “The Buck Trent Morning Show” and “The Comedy Jamboree” both located at the “Grand Country Square” in Branson MO   http://www.grandcountry.com/shows.asp and also with Pam Tillis  http://www.pamtillis.com in Sept. and Oct. of the 2005 season in Branson. We hope to see you there!