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Performers & Workshops
Our line-up this year
Our line-up this year really is a who's-who of the Old-Timey, Bluegrass, Irish and Jazz scene for everything banjo! The 'A-List' has lined up to perform at our little festival - we are honoured!
The Bluegrass Remnants bring tradition to life with a timeless blend of hard-driving rhythm, rich harmonies, and spirited picking. Featuring Jim Golding on banjo, Heath Joyce on mandolin, Andrea Calwell on bass, and Chris Leidy on guitar, this four-piece outfit plays traditional bluegrass with heart and grit—seasoned with the occasional “jazzgrass” twist. Whether it's a well-loved standard or a playful reimagining, The Bluegrass Remnants deliver an engaging, toe-tapping sound that honours the roots while exploring fresh territory.
The Duck Downpickers; inspired by the home-cooked mountain music of the Appalachians, play acoustic zyda-jug-holy-billy blues, a little tongue in beak! Lively, loud, toe-tapping revelry; hard driven primitive banjo, chugging guitar and thumping fat fiddle, seasoned with lush wailing harmonies!
The Duck Downpickers are:
Gerry McDonald – Vocals, Clawhammer Banjo, Foot Percussion, Banjo-Uke, Dulcimer, and Kazoo
Jonathan Ashley – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Clawhammer Banjo and Mandolin
Clayton Jacobson – Vocals and Double Bass
Wayne Plunger & Emmylou Trailer-Parker - two flat footin’ Appalachian Limberjacks (puppets)
See The Duck Downpickers on YouTube playing Crawdad and Shady Grove
Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheDuckDownpickers
CDs: Duck Tape and Duck Side of the Moon
Contacts: Gerry McDonald gimcdee@gmail.com or 0458 777 529 or Jonathan Ashley jonathanashley1@mac.com or 0438 108 094
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