David Jacobs-Strain is a 14-year blues vocalist and acoustic guitarist living in Eugene, Oregon. His Willamette Valley appearances have included the Oregon Country Fair, the Eugene Celebration, Art & The Vineyard, and the Springfield Filbert Festival. In 1996 he opened the featured show "Passing the Blues" at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, Washington, which was headlined by Billy Branch. David's July 4, 1997 performance at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, was re-broadcast on the Blues Foundation's "Beale Street Caravan" syndicated radio program.David has opened for guitarists Bob Brozman, Adrian Legg, and Ben Stevens, and has been a regular participant in the Port Townsend Country Blues Workshop since 1996.