Phil Round has been a singer and guitarist all his life, with short side trips into studying at the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute, working as a formation evaluation geologist, and commercial fishing in Ketchikan, AK. He has done post graduate study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He formed and fronted the internationally acclaimed band Loose Ties, and toured the world.
All the dude ranches in Jackson Hole know and love Phil's crooning of western songs and ballads. He sings to weeping brides (and their Moms!) while pulling heart strings at wedding ceremonies in the shadow of the Tetons. He's brought houses down at receptions and dance parties with his versatile and exceptionally talented Snake River Band.
This band beautifully and authentically covers every genre of music. People who have hired and heard Phil Round include movie stars, Vice Presidents, Senators and Congressmen, The National Geographic Society, Toyota Corp. of America, Pepsico Corp., and other entities too numerous to mention.
Just a few of the diverse performers Phil has shared the stage with include; Dwight Yokam, David Grisman, Delbert McClinton, James Taylor, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doc Watson, Richard Thompson, John McEuen, Tim O'Brien and John Prine.
Here are some of the notable events of Phil's lifetime of performing, producing and managing music.
All the dude ranches in Jackson Hole know and love Phil's crooning of western songs and ballads. He sings to weeping brides (and their Moms!) while pulling heart strings at wedding ceremonies in the shadow of the Tetons. He's brought houses down at receptions and dance parties with his versatile and exceptionally talented Snake River Band.
This band beautifully and authentically covers every genre of music. People who have hired and heard Phil Round include movie stars, Vice Presidents, Senators and Congressmen, The National Geographic Society, Toyota Corp. of America, Pepsico Corp., and other entities too numerous to mention.
Just a few of the diverse performers Phil has shared the stage with include; Dwight Yokam, David Grisman, Delbert McClinton, James Taylor, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doc Watson, Richard Thompson, John McEuen, Tim O'Brien and John Prine.
Here are some of the notable events of Phil's lifetime of performing, producing and managing music.
- Just a few of the diverse performers Phil has shared the stage with include; Dwight Yokam, John Denver, David Grisman, Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton, James Taylor, Tom Rush, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doc Watson, Richard Thompson, John Kay (Steppenwolf), Tuck & Patti and John Prine.
- 2010 Musician Artist Resident at the Ucross Foundation
Producer and performer of music for the film, "Arctic Dance: The Mardie Murie Story." Harrison Ford narrated this film. Musicians who played included John Denver and Ben Winship among other award-winning musicians - Winner the "Best New Band" competition at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival
- 5 CDs with Loose Ties, 2 for Telluride's Blue Planet record label
- Performer at world famous music festivals, including:
- Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS
- Vancouver Folk Festival, B.C., Canada
- Telluride Bluegrass Festival, CO (6 times)
- North American Folk Alliance showcase
- Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA
- Judge for both the National Finger Picking and Flat Picking Guitar championships at the Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS
- Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS
- Sponsorship from the British Columbia provincial government to tour through western Canada
- Recorded the "Tangled Roots" CD with Tim O'Brien as producer and fiddler
- Consultant for the Wyoming Arts Council and other western states arts councils
- Sponsorship through WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation), and touring through 13 western states
- Performed at Bill Monroe's 75th birthday celebration with 6 other groups from around North America at the "Best New Acoustic Group" competition in Louisville, KY, placing second to Alison Krauss and Union Station by one point
- Tour of 9 cities in Ecuador through the US Embassy
- Studio Sideman on over 50 recordings regionally and nationally
- Originator and host for the first 11 years of the Grand Targhee Music Festival in Alta, WY