The Anvil Blasters hail from Central Oregon sharing a unique repertoire of artfully arranged acoustic Americana music at venues and private parties all over the High Desert region.

In addition to original numbers, the Blasters cover such luminaries as Steve Earle, Dave Carter, Dave Alvin, Ian Tyson, Tom Russell, Gillian Welch, and Johnny Cash just to name a few. The band favors writers that pen new songs about the old west, ditties that tear at the heart while tapping the toes, and killin' songs ("somehow life takes on more meaning when ya' ponder the dyin' part").

And, of course they fire-up a few traditionals that are older than dirt, including several rippin' banjo tunes with the Anvil Blasters' twist.

Jim Cornelius — vocals & guitar
Charley Engel — harmonicas, percussion & vocals
Gary Miller — dobro, mandolin, banjo & guitar
Jeff Woodruff — stand-up bass
Lynn Woodward — vocals, mandolin & guitar

January 12, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     with special guests Gary Bowne & Pat Erwert
January 27, Sunday 7p — Cascade School of Music Musical Social
     Silver Moon Brewery, Bend, OR

February 10, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     with special guests Black & Tanski

March 6, Thursday eve — private party, the Anvil Fragment, Los Pistoleros
     a.k.a. Jim & Charley playing ultra-Western songs
March 9, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     with special guests Bendin' Strings

April 18, Friday 7p — The Barn at Pine Meadow Ranch, Sisters, OR
     $7-10 suggested donation
April 27, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     (date changed from the 2nd Sunday 4/13 to 4/27)
     with special guest Bryan Teal, country blues performer from Bend
     playing covers of blues greats from the likes of Robert Johnson,
     'Big Boy' Crudup, and Tampa Red, and Teal's original compositions.

May 10, Saturday 5:30p — 3rd Annual CMSA Cabin Fever Shoot
     presented by the Lone Pine Rangers,
     Central Oregon's Mounted Action Shooting Club.
For an great article on SASS (Single Action Shooters Society) by our own Chuckaroo the Buckaroo, view the September issue of the Central Oregon Horse Journal. And here are more photos of Mounted Action Shooting by our own Lynn Woodward.

May 11, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     Jim Cornelius, solo, playing a mix of originals and covers
     —songs he doesn't do with the Anvil Blasters.

June 7, Saturday 8p — The Silver Moon Brewery
     on Greenwood, Bend, OR, $5 cover
     Check out the announcement poster… it's a kick!
June 15, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     Jim Cornelius, solo, playing a mix of originals and covers
     —songs he doesn't do with the Anvil Blasters.
June 21, Saturday eve — Private Party, Bend, OR
June 22, Sunday 11a-1p — Pine Mountain Ranch Farmers Market
     10:30-3:30: petting zoo, lunch, demos, kids' pony rides, etc.!
     Bend, OR: 23585 Hwy 20, 6 miles east of Costco, across from Dodds Rd.
     A new market, Contact Loretta (PMR), 541-604-4051, for more info.
June 28, Saturday noonish — Private Party, Los Pistoleros, Sisters, OR

July 4, Friday, 1p — Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival
     aka Fossil Fest, Fossil, OR. Check out the poster.
     A great little music festival, and it's FREE!
     We kick off the festival, right after the parade!

July 24, Sunday — Private Party, Sisters, OR

August 8, Friday eve — Private Party, Redmond, OR
August 10, Sunday 12-2p — Sisters Coffee Company, Sisters, OR, free
     Jim Cornelius, solo, playing a mix of originals and covers
     —songs he doesn't do with the Anvil Blasters.
August 17, Sunday 10a-1p — Angeline's Bakery, Sisters, OR
     New for Angeline's: Sunday Morning Serenade!
August 17, Sunday, 5:00-8:00p — Suttle Lake BBQ, Suttle Lake Resort
     great BBQ outside by the lake, BBQ 3:30-8:30p, music 5-8p
     (dinner optional, reservations recommended: 541-595-2267)
August 22 - 24, Fri. - Sun. — High & Dry Bluegrass Festival, Bend, OR
     Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Bend, Oregon Bluegrass Festival!
     The Anvil Blasters will play Saturday 7:00-7:45p.
August 30, Saturday 11a-2p — Western and Native American Arts Festival
     (Labor Day weekend) Creekside Park, Sisters, OR
August 30, Saturday 5:30 - 8:30ish — Camp Sherman Store Labor Day BBQ,
     open to the public, call Camp Sherman Store: 541-595-6711
August 31, Sunday — Private Party, Pine Mountain, OR

September 20, Saturday 4-7p — High Desert Gallery Sisters Art Walk, Jim Cornelius & Friends, Hood Ave & Oak St, Sisters, free plus snacks!

October 15, Wednesday 6-8p — Live on KPOV Radio 106.7 FM, Bend, OR
     co-billed with the fabulous Pitchtones!
     Be part of the live audience, or catch the web stream.
October 17, Friday 7p — Soji (formerly Soba) Restaurant, Sisters, OR
     Locals Appreciation Party to celebrate new ownership, open to the public.

Buckaroo Bash, October, 2006: An evening of Cowboy Music and Poetry to benfit KPOV 106.7 FM Community Radio. Hosted by our own "Chuckaroo the Buckaroo", also the host of KPOV's radio show, Calling All Cowboys, several bands, including the Anvil Blasters, and authors performed for a capacity crowd at The Grove (thank you, Grove!).  Photos.

Suttle Lake BBQ Fun: Great food and lovely location.  Photos.