Newfoundland's Bluegrass Band

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Neil Rosenberg grew up in the western United States and cut his teeth on bluegrass in Indiana in the 1960s, where he helped manage Bill Monroe’s Brown County Jamboree and played in the house band. He even got to play a few times with Bill Monroe--enough to put his name on Blue Grass Boys belt buckle #120. Neil moved to St. John’s in 1968. In 1985 he produced Bluegrass: A History, the definitive book on the roots and development of bluegrass.

Ted Rowe grew up singing and playing Newfoundland and country music in Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, discovering bluegrass in the early ‘70s. He’s been singing lead with the band ever since.

Dave Rowe, our mandolin player, is Ted’s son and no stranger to musical performance or to bluegrass. Dave also plays guitar, bass, and banjo, and lends his high tenor to the bands vocals.

Patrick Moran has been playing fiddle since the age of five and has worked with many of the leading traditional bands in Newfoundland. He’s the busiest fiddler in St. John’s but still finds time to add his tasty licks and traditional tunes to our shows.

Tom Power, our bass player, got hooked on bluegrass after hearing the soundtrack from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' A former member of Bart and the Breadpicks, Tom also plays guitar and banjo, and adds his tenor (and bass!) to the group's vocals.