A Belgian-Danish project that began in 2016 during a bluegrass jam session between Signe Borch (The Tenderhearted) and Thierry Schoysman (Rawhide and the Sons of Navarone), this duo will offer us a varied repertoire accompanied by guitar and banjo, tinged with vocal harmonies and compositions with 2 mandolins.
Carambolage is a traditional American dance inspired by the dances of the early 20th century. Let yourself be swept away by the "Caller" who gives the dance instructions to the sound of the fiddle, banjo, and mandolin. Open to all and easy to follow, let yourself be surprised by a "Cajun" waltz or a line dance, and watch out for collisions!
Formed in 2023 on the stage of the Gainsborough Old-Time Music and Dance Festival, Jeri (The Fountaineers, Nice Like That) and Ruth (Blue Lass) have been touring numerous folk and bluegrass festivals across the UK since last summer. This duo, playing a repertoire of traditional songs and compositions on banjo and fiddle, brings a breath of fresh air to the British old-time music scene.
Formed in 2023 on the stage of the Gainsborough Old-Time Music and Dance Festival, Jeri (The Fountaineers, Nice Like That) and Ruth (Blue Lass) have been touring numerous folk and bluegrass festivals across the UK since last summer. This duo, playing a repertoire of traditional songs and compositions on banjo and fiddle, brings a breath of fresh air to the British old-time music scene.
Originally from Rennes and composed of Felix Masson (mandolin, flutes, singing), Michael Babaz (banjo) and Olivier Genel (guitar), this cheerful and close-knit group plays acoustic music of American origin, with Irish influences.
The three members met while traveling between Brittany and the Paris region and have been playing together informally for a decade. But it was in 2018 that the trio decided to reunite under its current name and explore the paths of Bluegrass, what they call their "Quest for Ultimate Speed," seeking out the tradition of this music among the elders as well as among instrumentalists of their age.
After a few years of hard work in shared accommodation, jams on tour, meetings and collaborations, the members found themselves playing in other similar formations but maintained with this group an exceptional alchemy and complicity.
To see them, listen to them, admire them, support them and applaud them :
Town Hall Square in DONGES 44480
June 6 at 7:00 p.m. sharp
FREE Concert!
