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Chris Ramos and Ben Chism Boomtown Saints
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It was enough summer for Chris Ramos and Ben Chisma, two men who make up Bumtown Saints. After years of hard work, their music began connecting with fans with countries in a big way with songs like “The heart stops”, “Blacktop No”, and their last no. 1 chart hit “this side of dirt”.
“This year was good for us. Somehow we got to the point where they finally know the crowds on who we were,” says Ramos with laughter. He continues to explain, “We were in South Dakota a few weeks with 8,000 people there, and half of the audience returned the song.”
With deep gratitude in the 90s and scrap for writing songs that echo, the Duo found a combination that works.
“When we write a song, we try to write the text that make us something,” says Chism, “because if you feel something, we hope everyone feels something and that everyone and others feel something.”
“Also,” Ramos adds, “having Ben’s voice on the finished any song, especially with his emphasis and drawing, take it and gives it down, a warm feeling. So we have that in our draft.”
Their songs often touch their personal experiences and while some life lessons that may be painful at the time, the two look for the silver lining.
“There are enough bad things and negativity in the world, so our goal is to be a positive spin at all – even heart songs,” says Ramos. “Both of our heart songs have positive messages. The concept of our song” How to lose a lady “I should do it. And then the” heart broke it “, and it was a man who took it broken and should have broken the heart.”
Their most recent single “good woman” also draws from one’s own life. (The two of them wrote a song with co-scripts Phillip White and James LeBlanc.)
“This song is one of our favorites because Chris and I were both through relationships that broke and beat us,” says Chism. “And a special woman needs to turn everything around. It’s about this song.”
The Bumtown Saints Country Partnership merged into a unplanned, unconventional way. Boots had already launched his musical career while Ramos still dreamed only about it. Ramos worked in the corporate world as a consultant in the field of health care and one day mentioned interest in music one day.
“I knew Ben through the gym because his wife was a coach at the gym where I worked out in. And I told him one day, man, if you ever need someone to get along and play an acoustic guitar or anything I’ll do it for free.”
A few months later, Chism found that the bassist for filling up for the gig in Georgia and Ramos helped him out. The performance went so well, the two were invited immediately. They played several emissions elsewhere in the weeks that followed and again, asked to return every time.
“How was that all the time,” Ramos says, “we thought you should start a duo and try this thing.”
When it comes to their name, they wanted to choose something that people would remember. Bumtown came from an article mentioned on the cover of the magazine sitting on the table in the shooting studio. There is a symbolism with Bumtown here, which means unexpected prosperity or fast growth. And the saints are tied to the ramos and boot a strong faith.
The two are grateful for their growing success and look forward what’s next. They plan to continue writing songs, playing dynamic emissions for living audience and connect to as many new fans as possible.
“We have numerous songs that are scheduled for freedom and in spring,” Chisma says. “And we’re just trying to get as many shows on the books as we can, and let more people hear our music.”