Eric Straumanis

Eric Straumanis is a transplant from Iowa City who has been playing around Fort Collins for the past 15 years. As well as fronting his own bands, he performs solo and has been a sideman to numerous songwriters including Jeff Finlin, Erik Lunde, Max Mackey, Lid Dixon and Bevin Luna. He was a member of John Magnie's Honky Tonk Happy Hour and has played as one of the "Robbies" for all five years of the Last Waltz Again concerts that have taken place at Washington's in 2018,2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024. His original songs fall squarely into the Roots and Americana genres and he has been compared at times to Neil Young and Roger McGuinn. There's a dose of Tom Petty whimsy and George Harrison earthiness hidden in there as well. Straumanis will be backed by Fort Collins musicians Dave Nielsen on bass, Greg Leistikow on keyboards and Adam Loudermilk on drums.