welcome to

Open Door

2011-04-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

"See I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it" John the Revelator
“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is - infinite” William Blake

Open Door, the new title track by the Wild Rovers, written by Martin, was inspired, in part, by this famous quote that Jim Morrison so often sited from the Doors.
The song's heart centers on the power of redemption and its impact to cleanse our perceptions and lives. So many of us are tied down by anchors that keep us from truly living. Open Door explores the awkward tension of leaving behind what held us down while pursuing, even yearning for the opportunities that God opens up to us.
Sweet

2011-03-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

WILD ROVERS AT THE CATALYST-St. Patty's 2010

2010-03-25T15:52:00.000-07:00

2010-03-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

Wild Rovers Live at the Catalyst opening for the Young Dubliners

Generations Benefit Show

2009-11-23T21:22:00.000-08:00

The Accordion Society Performance

2009-06-27T18:13:00.000-07:00

Look at that perddy red-hot accordion!

2009-06-05T19:22:00.001-07:00

Hey Rover Fans!!

2009-05-31T10:03:00.001-07:00

So the Rovers are looking forward to an active summer.
We have a few gigs lined up, so far.

We will be playing at the Bay Area Accordion Society towards the end of June, then in July at the 4th of July parade in Aptos. We will also be at the Poet and Patriot a few times as well.

Finally, A big congrats to The Rio Rockers. They rocked the house at Don Quixote's last Friday night. Nice works guys!

We look forward to seeing you at these gigs.
The Wild Rovers

Wear the Green

2009-04-30T12:01:00.000-07:00

Not too long ago I was inspired to write a song about the Irish and their quest for freedom, faith and hope for the future. Wear the Green touches on the trials and struggles that Ireland has endured. The adventurous faith journey of St. Patrick introduces the song’s first verse, followed by the famed patriots of Irish History and their battle for Irish freedom from England’s tyranny. After editing the song over time, we decided to drop the 3rd verse exploring the exploits of Cúchulainn and the mythology of old, because of the song’s length. My favorite part of the song is the Bridge, which touches on the pain and suffering of war and the cry for justice. The Irish legacy of denominational strife, war and bloodshed are a painful chapter of Christianity. The very core and key command was when Jesus taught us: “To love one another, as I have loved you.” That is a difficult command to follow, at times when we consider what Jesus endured for us. The final verse describes the longing of many faith traditions: A new heaven and new Earth where suffering and tears are “wiped away.” I am encouraged by the recent peace the Protestants and Catholics are experiencing and the breaking away from the needless killing of each other.

The song broke away from the traditional Celtic sound and explored a fusion of a punkish, countryish sound. Are those words? Devin Avey, our lead guitarist, came up with catchy hooks and a unique solo that drives and diversifies the song. The Wild Rovers took this song and its foundations and made it driving and rocking. The final piece that brought it together was Dan’s drumming. Over time this song developed into one of our better ones because our consistent desire to make it the best it could be. Here are the lyrics below. Feel free to comment, or give suggestions. I am still developing in my song-writing ability and look forward to the next inspiration. If you would like to hear the song it is on our cd, which is also on myspace at:http://myspace.com/wildrovers7
You can also see a decent Youtube at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElQDlXWgYE

WEAR THE GREEN

We wear the green for Patrick and his call
To share the light of Christ on through the fog
Kidnapped by Irish pirates a shepherd slave of youth
He escaped yet to return to bring the Irish the truth

Chorus
We wear the green for our freedom
Put it on for the Irish old and new
And bear it for California
Yah we don it with our red, white and blue

We wear the green for the patriots of old
Like Delary and his key to spring his fold
Robert Emmet’s rising de Valera’s brave crew
Michael Collin’s fury to cut the English noose

We wear the green for the new world coming soon
Like the rain upon the grass before its hewn
All those tears be wiped away and all things will made new
Living water for the thirsty like the rising sun at noon

Bridge
Wear the green for the unseen
Innocent trampled by war
For the oppressed chained distress
Not knowing what for
Let justice pour like the rain through the storm
Let justice pour like the rain through the storm

Update from the Studio

2009-01-02T00:12:00.001-08:00

For those of you who did not know, we have been sequestered in the studio since Tuesday working diligently to record our first real demo. We first started talking about going into the studio to record almost a year ago, but the issue was placed on the back burner as we saved up money and solidified our line up after a few of the original members moved on to other things. One of our main priorities was to record a few of the original songs that Martin and Devin have written, as well as showcasing Christina and Jeff’s voices in some of our traditional songs. A few weeks ago we picked out five songs to record, and then on the first day of recording we managed to convince the studio engineer to let us record a sixth song. So on the 30^th of December we started laying down the framework for Rover’s Hornpipe, Through the Storm, Wear the Green, Wild Mountain Thyme, Black Velvet Band and Wild Rover. As things stand now we have managed to finish laying down the bass, drums, violin, banjo, lead vocals and half of our back ground vocals for all of the songs. This leaves us one and a half days to finish the acoustic guitar, electric guitar and accordion, it will be cutting it close but we will make it! We cannot tell you how excited we are about the prospect of getting these six songs finished and having them available for our fans before the high holy Irish holiday of Saint Patrick’s Day!

Happy Holidays

2008-11-25T20:21:00.000-08:00

The Wild Rovers would like to wish you all memorable holiday with friends, family and loved ones. Our band is going to be heading to the studio to record our first album of originals. It will be available during our favorite time of the year...St. Patrick's Day. See you at the Poet in December!

An Irish Christmas Blessing
The light of the Christmas star to you
The warmth of home and hearth to you
The cheer and good will of friends to you
The hope of a childlike heart to you
The joy of a thousand angels to you
The love of the Son and God's peace to you.

Crow's Nest Pics

2008-11-01T13:32:00.001-07:00

Dan Lingenfelter...Drummer Extraordinaire

Hello Rover fans

2008-07-09T16:00:00.000-07:00

Well Kyle Griffith, our drummer and whistle player, is moving on to spend more time with his family. So we have asked Dan Lingenfelter to play drums for us. So this summer we will be spending time practicing up with Dan. So we will not have any more gigs until August.

We did have a great time playing the 4th of July parade in Aptos.

Hello Rover Fans and Fam.

2008-03-27T08:46:00.000-07:00

After a fantastic, 4 day St.Patty's Day celebration, the Rovers have decided to take some time off.
We will not be playing until May 18 at the Santa Cruz Firefighters pancake breakfast benefit. We did this last year and it is important to support our local firefighters.

During our time off we will be resting and working on new songs. Please keep in contact with us , and let us know if there are other venues and gigs you would like to see us play at. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

I hope all of you enjoyed your St.Patty's day and thanks for letting us be a part of it. Check back here often to see what's happening next.

thanks
WR

Do you have plans for St.Patty's Day ?

2008-03-02T11:41:00.000-08:00

Wild Rovers Fans,
Thanks to those of you who joined us at the Poet and Patriot on Saturday night. It was another fun evening of singing and rowdiness.

St.Patty's day will be here soon, and we have already begun the celebration of our favorite green holiday. This year we will be at Crows Nest on Saturday, March 15, and then at Brittania Arms on Sunday, March 16. We hope to see you all at both shows. We'll have plenty of CDs and Shirts too.

The Rovers

Happy New Rover Year 2008

2007-12-29T10:29:00.000-08:00

Rover Fans,

Thanks to all of you that showed up at Britannia Arms for our Christmas show. It was good to have you there. We hope you enjoyed the new live CD. It featured some great performances from Christina Cree, John Davies and Martin Sweet with his new songs.

Make sure you catch the Rovers on KPIG 107.5 on Sunday,Jan 8 @ 10:00am. Then on Friday, January 19, @ 9:00 at the ever famous Don Quixote's with a surprise special guest.

Don't miss Don Quixote's it would be great to have you there.

The Wild Rovers

WILD ROVERS ROVEN ABOUT

2007-12-01T09:20:00.000-08:00

The Wild Rovers played last night at Crows Nest on the Santa Cruz harbor. It was a beautiful night of great music, and fun. We saw a bunch of new faces show up last night and we thank you for coming out and supporting us.

The Rovers will be playing a memorable holiday show at Brittania Arms on December 22. We will play some traditional Christmas songs as well as some Rover tunes also. Don't miss this gig, it will be our last one for the year.

Check back often for new gigs and happenings to come.

The ROvers

Wild Rovers on Myspace

2007-09-09T21:03:00.000-07:00

The Wild Rovers have a myspace.
http://myspace.com/wildrovers7
Please check it out and tell your friends.

Wild Rovers at Don Quioxtes

2007-08-27T19:42:00.000-07:00

We just played good old Britannia Arms last Saturday, and it was quite fun. A good turn out, even though our, one of a kind, guitarist couldn't make it. We still had a blast! We have a few more gigs that you do not want to miss:
Wednesday, September 5 at Don Quioxtes. This is a great opportunity for us. We are asking all fans to come and support us at this venue. We will also be playing live on KPIG on Sunday morning, September 2 prior to the Wednesday night.
Look for us at Crows Nest this October, and then at Brittania Arms again in December.

Wild Rovers live at Brookdale Lodge Aug 3

2007-07-24T22:59:00.000-07:00

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Wild Rover Update

2007-06-29T22:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Wild Rover Friends, Fans and Family,

We, The Wild Rovers, wanted to write you a brief newsletter to keep
you up-to-date with all that is going on in our band. It has been an
amazing year.

This last year our band lost our bass player and original Wild
Rover, Jorn Pahnke, who is now doing mission work in Fiji. We miss him
and he is truly rovin' around the world doing what he can to help out.
The Rovers were fortunate enough to land Ryan Zash as our new bass man. He is
a long-time friend of a lot of the guys. Ryan has stepped in and is a
fast learner, even though bass is not is his main instrument. It will
be though… yes it will.

7 Rovers were not enough, so Jeff Trabucco came along to sing
along and play Bodhrán. Next came Karl Heebner our sound master that
has helped us in countless ways. He enjoys the fact that we get free
beverages and he's not the only one. Finally, we added a feminine
touch with the beautiful voice of our guest singer, Christina Kree. We
will be finding new ways to add her into the fold.

This last year Devin Avey and Martin Sweet wrote several
originals to add to our repertoire:

Rovin'-Avey
Waves of Sorrow-Sweet
Light of the Moon-Sweet
Wear the Green-Sweet
Devin's Hornpipe-Avey
The Vow-Avey
Waves Upon the Sea-Sweet/Avey

Our band was able to make our first demo cd with 7 songs from a live
recording this last year. We are selling this CD for only $5 at our
performances. In addition, we have begun selling our new t-shirts with
the Wild Rover logo for $10 at our band's performances.

Finally, we wanted to share about our numerous upcoming
performances this summer. Hopefully you can join us for one or all of
these of shows. We get our summer started with our busiest week
to-date when we perform on a stage in front of the 4th of July in
front of Brittania Arms in Aptos at 9:00 a.m. just before the parade
begins. Next, the Wild Rovers will be playing at a private party on
Saturday, July 7th a ranch in Watsonville. After this, our band will
be playing traditional hymns at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, July 8th
with Faith Community Church at 10:30 a.m. We head to the Crow's Nest
in Santa Cruz on Thursday, July 12th at 5:30 p.m. for a beach
barbeque with a dance floor to boot! On August 3rd at 8:00 p.m. our band is pumped to
play up at the Brookdale Lodge in the Ben Lomand area. If you find the
time, please bring your friends to these performances so we can play
at these establishments again in the future. More performances will be
added as the details are worked out at Malone's in Scotts Valley and
The Attic in Santa Cruz.

Overall, our band is branching out, playing at many new locations and we are adding many new songs
to our set – list every gig. Please feel free to e-mail us song ideas.

Slainte Mhath!
(Good Health)

The Wild Rovers

P.S. We would love to see those Rowdy Roverette Dancers at some of our
upcoming gigs.

WILD ROVERS ALIVE AND KICKING

2007-06-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

Hey Wild Rovers fans,
This summer we have many new gigs lined up. We've been asked to play at the Crows Nest for their beach BBQ on July 12. That will be a fun time for family. We will be right on the beach. Also we will be playing at Brookdale lodge in Ben Lomond, We will be there on Friday, Aug 3. We have been practicing a few new songs. Christine Cree will be singing some classic Gaelic songs as well. Lots of fun this summer. Come join us this summer for some fun Irish music.
WR

Hey Rover fans

2007-05-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

We just played at the Poet and Patriot. It was a blast. We love playing there. Keep checking back here for some summer gigs.
We will be playing at Brookdale Lodge on August 3. We are looking into playing Crows Nest, Malones and the Attic. So check back soon.
thanks
The Rovers

ST.PATTY'S DAY 2007

2007-04-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

St.Patty's day was fantastic. We had a wonderful time at the Crows Nest and Zeldas. The Wild Rovers want to thank all their friends and family that came out to support them.

THANK YOU WILD ROVER FANS

2007-03-27T21:12:00.000-07:00

Wild Rovers are Rio del Mar.

What a fun gig we had on St.Patty's day. Thank you Wild Rover fans for supporting our music and band. We had such a good time at Crows Nest on Friday and Saturday at Zeldas. We also had the priviledge of playing for over 600 elementary students at our school Rio del Mar. Wow they were the best crowd yet.

We our scheduled to play a few gigs in the coming months. The dates are soon to be released. Please check back soon.
Wild Rovers.

Wild Rovers gig to come

2007-02-27T18:39:00.000-08:00

Wild Rover Fans.
St.Patty's Day is around the corner and the Wild Rovers are ready to rock.
Come join us for a festive St.Patty's Day. @
Crows Nest on March 16 at 8:00 pm and
Zeldas in Capitola at 9:00 pm. Both gigs will experience the amazing dynamics of an eight member band. We have recently added an eighth member, his name is Jeff and he plays the baran, whistle and sings. We are lucky to have found him. Along with Jeff joining us we have added quite a few new songs, a few tradtional and some new written songs. Plus a special appearance by Christine Cree. So come and join us for fun, food, beer and song.

Slainde

WR

Attention Rover Fans

2007-02-14T20:30:00.000-08:00

The Wild Rovers will be playing this Saturday night at The Poet and Patriot. We will start around 9:30. We have a lot of new songs, and we have taken on a baran player. 8 members wow that's a full stage but we are excited to have him play with us.
This is a great opportunity to hear us if you can't make it on St. Pattys Day. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you there.

The Wild Rovers will be releasing our first cd. So look for it on St. Patty's Day.
WR

Wild Rover Friends

2007-01-24T19:43:00.001-08:00

Hey if you haven't done so, Check us out on Myspace as wildrover7. The Rovers have a lot going on. A few gigs, some worship at FCC, and a Cd.

This Sunday we are playing worship at FCC church at the Rio in Santa Cruz. Then in February we have gig at the Poet and Patriot, then off to Zeldas and Crows Nest for St.Patty's Day. Lastly, hopefully by St Patty's Day we'll have CD. :)

Finally we've added a few new songs thanks to Martin Sweet and Devin who have put their heart and soul into some fabulous songs. Along with tradional Come out Ye Black and Tan. So check back soon.

sláinte
Wild ROvers

CHECK US OUT ON MYSPACE.........

2006-12-27T22:27:00.000-08:00

We recently joined the ever popular myspace. Come and be part of our growing fan base.

Check us out!
Join our friends list and add comments or questions for the band. We are always looking for ways to improve our band feel free to give us feedback.
Lastly, we are taking a break but we will resume in February, and a set gig in March at Zeldas for St.Patty's Day. We hope to see you there.
The Rovers.

Wild Rovers-special Christmas performance

2006-11-30T06:48:00.000-08:00

The WIld Rovers will be playing at Britannia Arms on December 16 for a special Christmas show. This will be our last show until the New Year. We are breaking out a few Christmas classics as well as a few new songs to add to our ever growing song list. Come and join us for a fun, and festive gig. 8:00-11:30 p.m.
We were written up in the Good Times, Check it out!
Good Times

Wild wild Rovers Gig

2006-11-13T20:45:00.000-08:00

Our gig at the Crows Nest in Santa Cruz was fabulous. We had a great time and think everyone else did too.

We started at 8:30 and played until 11:30. Lots of friends and family showed up. We added a few new songs and Jorn taught some fun dances.

We will be playing again this Saturday, November 18 at the Poet and Patriot. We hope to see you there.
Wild Rovers

WILD ROVERS LIVE AT CROWS NEST

2006-11-07T11:43:00.000-08:00

The Wild Rovers are playing at the Crows Nest on the harbor in Santa Cruz on November 9 from 8:30-11:30. Bring your friends and family and expect to have a fun time. COver is $5.00 and that goes directly to the band. We will be playing upstairs in the bar where food and drinks are available.

We have new songs as well as some old ones. Along with Jorn, our bassist, teaching some dance moves.

If you can't make it to this gig , then we'll be playing at the Poet and Patriot on November 19. THen again at Britannia Arms in December.
We hope to see you there.
WR.

Rovers Gigs

2006-10-27T17:21:00.000-07:00

We recently played a really fun gig at the Poet and Patriot. But we missed all our loyal fans. But it still was a blast. We loved it so much we will be playing there again on Nov 18. Also we are playing at the Crows Nest on November 9. Then in December at Britannia Arms.

Last weekend we did some recording and it was awesome. We recorded almost all of our songs. We are working on putting together a demo which should be released in a Month or so. So lots of things are happening. We hope to see on November 9 at Crows Nest.

Rovers

Wild Rovers are Playing at venue near You.

2006-10-07T15:00:00.000-07:00

The WIld Rovers are playing this Saturday night at the place we got our start. The Poet and Patriot. We are excited to be playing there again. It has been a while. Fortunately they no longer allow smoking. So it should be a fun gig. Please come and support the Wild Rovers. See you there, P.S. We have four new songs we will be trying out.
The Roverrs

WIld Rovers had a successful gig. :)

2006-08-29T11:30:00.000-07:00

Our Zeldas gig was a blast. Sun, friends, beer and music what more can you ask for? We had a busy day playing at Zeldas on the deck. Many friends and family turned out. As well new listeners that heard our music from down the street. We had lots of positive feedback from the lunch and dinner crowds. Fortunately we will be playing there again next month. :)

Then on to Crows Nest in October. I think we have really grown, and so have our fans. We will be putting together a demo CD within a few months.

Any feedback from our fans would be greatly appreciated. A song you would like to hear, or whatever comes to mind. Let us know.
Thanks
Wild Rovers

Wild Rover at Brittania Arms in July. Zeldas in August

2006-08-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

This was a fun gig. So our next gig is at Zeldas in Capitola. We will be playing there Saturday afternoon, on August 26. come join us. Then again at Zeldas in September. See you there.

The Wild Rovers are at it again.

2006-07-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hello folks. The Wild ROvers will be playing this Saturday night, July 22 at Brittania Arms @9:00. Come join us for some fun times and good music. I promise you will have a fun time. By the end of the night you'll be singing along with us.

As far as this summer we have continued to perfect most of our songs, while even adding in 6 new ones you'll grow to love. We have talked about making a CD but it is hard for all seven of us to get together and do it. But it is next on our list. We will continue to play gigs here and there. At least 1 a month for now. I am sorry to say the our Bassist Jorn will be moving on for the summer and he will not be playing with us for a awhile. So we need another bassist. Know any let us know. But we will miss Jorn.
See ya at the Brit.

P.S. Brittania Arms is located in Aptos, Ca. In Aptos village. Email for directions.

Todd

Hello Wild Rover fans.

2006-06-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

School is out for most of us teachers and we are anxious to keep up our playing. We recently played a private party and it was a fun experience. We wil be playing next on July 22 at Brittania Arms. We have played there numerous times and we love the environment. Come check us out. We look forward to seeing you there.

In other news, We need a fill in bass player. Jorn our friend and bassist will be leaving us for the summer. So if you know of someone and they love Irish music and its culture. Let us know. Thanks.

Thanks and God Bless.
The Rovers

Hello Wild Rover fans.

2006-06-13T22:04:00.000-07:00

We have a couple of gigs coming up. We are hoping to get in the studio and record and few songs. Wev'e been working on some new tunes, and we have changed some of our old ones. If you have not had a chance to see us contact us to get on our email list.

Wild Rovers are still at it!

2006-06-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hey are are a few more pics from our recent Sat eve gig at Brittania Arms in Aptos.

More ST.PATTY'S PICS

2006-03-18T14:44:00.000-08:00

We were lucky enough to have Courtney join us on a few songs.

WILD ROVERS ON ST PATTY'S DAY

2006-03-18T14:29:00.000-08:00

Here are a few picks of the St Patty's gig at Cafe Lido. Thanks for coming and supporting us.

Some more Pics

ST.PATTY'S DAY IS ALMOST HERE.

2006-03-06T21:16:00.000-08:00

COME CHECK OUT THE WILD ROVERS THIS ST.PATTY'S DAY 6-9 AT CAFE LIDO. THEN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 18 WE ARE PLAYING AT BRITANIA ARMS 9:30-11:30. BRITANIA ARMS IS LOCATED IN APTOS, AND CAFE LIDO IS IN CAPITOLA.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. HAPPY ST.PATTY'S DAY

WE ARE PLAYING AGAIN!!!!!!

2006-02-27T21:14:00.000-08:00

We are playing this Thursday night at The Poet and Patriot. It is a quaint little hole in the wall in downtown Santa Cruz. We will start playing around 9:30 or so. Come check us out.
See ya there Laddies.

Check us out this St Patty's day.

2006-01-31T19:31:00.000-08:00

Come hear us play this St Patty's day at Cafe Lido in Capitola, or at Brittania Arms in Aptos on the 18.
We have a wide selection of irish, Celtic, Pub, and Scottish songs. Feel free to contact us for bookings.

Brittania Arms NOVEMBER 2005

2005-11-22T16:45:00.000-08:00

This was taken in NOVEMBER at a great place called Brittania Arms an English restaurant and bar. We will be playing here again on December 17. It should be a fun time. Come and check us out, and sing along.

WILD ROVERS AT BRITANNIA ARMS

2005-11-06T12:20:00.000-08:00

Wow last night was a blast! We played around 30 songs or so. The band was smokin'. The crowd was out of control!! We are now on a regular rotation at Britannia Arms. Our next gig is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 17. The Brit. asked us to play St. Patrick's Day - what a huge blessing for us. If you missed last night's gig check us out at the following link.
Wild Rovers at PhotoGrafiti.net
Keep watching the site for gigs to come. Feel free to comment on anything you see. If you are interested in booking us, please email tandlkitch@sbcglobal.net

Oh Boy Do we have a treat for you.

2005-10-31T21:38:00.000-08:00

This handsome new member of our band is John Davies. He plays the violin, ukalalee, and banjo. He is awesome. Don't mind the funny looking blond guy to the right.

Kyle is our GQ model, whistle player, drummer, and one of our singers. When he plays the whistle his body is taken over by unearthly beings.

Who does he think he is?

2005-10-31T21:31:00.000-08:00

Troy is our mandolin player, chip 'n' dale dancer and singer. Watch out or he'll eat you up 'cause he's hungry like a wolf. Who's that good looking guy in the back?

We saved the best for last. Boy was he worth it.

2005-10-31T21:20:00.000-08:00

We call him Grinny, okay just Martin Sweet. He is our rhythm guitarist and one of the lead singers.

Playing shananigans! An Irish pastime.

2005-10-26T16:23:00.000-07:00

Martin Sweet plays rhythm guitar and sings. Little known fact, Martin's real name is J. That's it, just "J." Hence, "Martin".

Got licks?

2005-10-25T21:33:00.000-07:00

This is Devin, our lead guitarist. Devin IS the band. He's got mean licks.

Our star bass player. Ok, our only bass player

2005-10-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

At 32 years, Jorn is a single man...ladies, come and get some! Jorn plays accoustic, fretless bass.

Our band members.

2005-10-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

This is Todd. He plays the accordion, harmonica and provides back-up vocals.

WILD ROVERS AT LARGE

2005-10-18T11:23:00.000-07:00

POET & PATRIOT
WILD ROVERS AT ZELDAS

These were taken about a year ago.

WE PLAY FESTIVALS

2005-10-16T18:35:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the September Art and Wine festival in Ben Lomond, California.