UPDATE!!!
Due to illness, the originally scheduled Grass Routes lineup will be replaced with the Hosmer Mountain Boys. While the show is expected to be a great one, if current ticket holders would prefer a refund, please send an email to concerts@northwestpark.org.
The Hosmer Mountain Boys are a retro bluegrass band that is quickly rising in the New England Bluegrass scene. They were voted the “Fan Favorite” at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival and also performed in Lexington, KY on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour this past year, to be released on RFD-TV soon. Keegan Day and Simon Brogie met at Mando Camp North in Charlton, MA, in 2018 at age 16 and instantly discovered their mutual passion for Flatt & Scruggs. Simon (banjo) has been described by some attendees at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival in Brunswick, ME, as Connecticut’s best-kept secret. You’ll hear that Keegan’s major guitar-picking influences include Riley Pucket, Don Reno, and the thumb-picking style of Lester Flatt. Rounding out the band is Cathy Bumgarner Day on fiddle and Tom Bowman on bass, both staples in the New England Bluegrass Music scene for decades. As a special treat, the second set will be a trip through the career of bluegrass music’s moat influential banjo player, the man who helped define the sound of bluegrass music when he joined Bill Monroe in 1946, Earl Scruggs. Celebrating 100 years since his birth, journey with us through a musical history of the 3-finger style, banjo master, Earl Scruggs.
You can view a clip of the band here: https://youtube.com/shorts/jL4xjA22IcA?si=bnORCrR4_LbhRxjB
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Grass Routes is a Connecticut five-piece bluegrass band. They have been delighting audiences with a repertoire ranging from traditional bluegrass standards to folk and contemporary songs all performed in their own unique bluegrass style. With five lead vocalists, Grass Routes presents a different style that appeals to audiences of all ages.