Irish music, American flavour, Italian seasoning ...
Photo © Kenzie Trezise
Sunday 2nd August
Main Stage
We were at the Irish music conference Your Roots Are Showing in January 2025 and saw this band showcasing. It would be fair to say they blew us away with their electrifying, contemporary take on Celtic-Americana fusion grass. The big news back then was that banjo legend Enda Scahill (We Banjo Three) had just joined the band with his own brand of high energy. They were also joined by Appalachian clawhammer banjoist Eric Long (now living in San Francisco) bringing a deep, rootsy flavour to the whole. Well, with 3 outrageous banjo players, mandolin, fiddle and guitar, this band has taken roots, Celtic and folk scenes by storm, touring the US many times, and we just had to bring them to La Roche for our Sunday evening “nearly but not quite Bluegrass” session to blow you away too!
Musicians
Jacob Ventura (guitar, bass),
Lorenzo Testa (tenor banjo, mandolin),
Joan Gatti (fiddle),
Enda Scahill (tenor banjo),
Eric Long (clawhammer banjo)
Album
May the Divil tune your Banjos (2025)