A big voice and strong rhythm guitar has always been Rob Thompson’s forte.  Rob has been performing since 1980, running the full range of venues from small neighbourhood pubs and restaurants to large outdoor festivals.

Rob is originally from Hamilton, Ontario. He decided to venture west “for a short stay” and found himself performing for the apres-ski crowd in Banff for 4 years.  The next stop was Big White Ski Resort in the Okanagan, where, for 3 years running, he was the house entertainer in Snowshoe Sam’s lounge.  Summers meant performing in nearby Kelowna in various nightspots.

He now calls Bowen Island home where he has been blessed with the opportunity to work with a veritable who’s who of the Vancouver area music scene.

Current Work

Rob’s main gig for five years and still running is  Whistler's Dubh- Linn Gate Irish Pub where he works with Juno Award winning banjo/bassist from The Paperboys, Cam Salay, fiddle virtuoso Moritz Behm and master fiddler Shannon Saunders (Paperboys and Splinters).

The Irish Times Pub at Bastion Square in Victoria,B.C.  has been added to the list of regular gigs.

This is a must for anyone visiting Victoria!

Rob also plays a solo gig in the Crystal Lounge in Whistler Village, the Mallard in the Chateau Whistler, Doolin’s  Pub in Vancouver and travels to Alberta’s famous Banff  resort on a regular basis to play at the St. James’s Gate Pub.

He appears regularly in Doc Morgan’s Marine Pub with long time duo partner, guitarist Peter Sinclair and at the Bowen Island Pub with a five-piece dance band that features Vancouver sax legend Wayne Kozak.

 An awesome rhythm section includes Juno award-winner Buff Allen on drums and Brian Newcombe on bass.

Rob possesses a powerful voice and a percussive guitar style. He has a huge repertoire from which to call on and has always appealed to a very widespread audience in terms of age and style.