Hard Travelin' Trio


Bill Gibbons and Gil Merkle are retired Air Force officers who met because of their mutual love for classic folk and country music. Both were raised in Ohio, served 20 plus years as pilots in the US Air Force, flew in Vietnam, retired near San Antonio, Texas; though, never met each other until joined by music in the Court Street Coffee Shop in Seguin, Texas in 2015. Both have sung and played musical instruments since high school days. They`ve joined to enjoy music from "the folk scare of the `60s" as well as from similar music genre. Mark Ballard on the bass, recently joined Bill & Gil to form the 'Hard Travelin Folk Trio' Their style and harmonies are reminiscent of earlier years.   Here are a few videos of Bill & Gil.

Links to some videos




Early Bill & Gil Oct 2017)

 

Coffee Shop 07-13-2019

Coffee Shop 10-12-2019

Hondo Airport 11-10-2019

Coffee Shop 11-22-2019

Early Morning Rain; Coffee Shop 03-02-2019

Evening Prayer 06-20-2021

Circle (recorded at Bill`s Feb 2021)