Eugene-born · North Coast Songsmith
Music without rules.
Poetry-inspired songs in folk, rock and blues. A night with Bruce means laughs, reflection, and a deep look at life and what surrounds us.
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Music without rules.
Poetry-inspired songs in folk, rock and blues. A night with Bruce means laughs, reflection, and a deep look at life and what surrounds us.
One voice, one acoustic guitar, nowhere to hide. “Just Love Me” is Bruce at his most direct: a plainspoken plea written with a poet’s ear.
“Soooo… beautiful.”
— AnonymousBruce Taylor writes songs the way poets write: he listens for the line that lands, then gives it room. Born in Eugene, Oregon, and now making music on California’s North Coast, he pulls folk, rock and blues into poetry-driven songs that run from front-porch tender to roadhouse loud.
His motto is music without rules. A Bruce Taylor set can go from laughter to a hush inside one verse, mixing storytelling, confession and the occasional singalong.
An Oregon anthem from a Eugene kid. “Fire in the O” is Bruce’s love letter to the University of Oregon, and the ultimate U of O spirit song.
Loud enough for game day. Written for everyone who bleeds green and yellow.
Watch on InstagramDucks on parade, a flaming O and a whole lot of spirit. Tap for sound.
The Fire in the O sneaker by Bruce Taylor × Trinidad Kid. The first run sold out.
Seven songs, from “Beautiful” to “Man With No Country” and “Lucky 7.” Put it on and settle in.
Get ready to settle in for a night of laughs and a deep venture into life and what surrounds us: reflection, introspection.
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