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Ranging in age from 15 - 17, these youth are the future of Bluegrass. The band features Lucy Khadder (fiddle, vocals), Jasper Manning (mandolin) and Sophia Sparks (mandolin and vocals) with David Grisman Quintet alumni Chad Manning on guitar and Jim Kerwin on bass. Expect to be delighted by their artful new interpretations of traditional and contemporary bluegrass music as well as their original compositions. They have an eclectic reach with a sound that remains uniquely their own.
The band met through a common love of bluegrass music, and through studying at the venerable Manning Music studios in Berkeley, CA. They have performed together since 2018, bringing their talents to farmer's markets and a variety of public venues as well as house concerts in the East Bay. In December 2018, the band was featured in a theatrical run of An Appalachian Christmas to great acclaim. After leading CBA youth jams and performing in the Kids On Bluegrass program at the Father’s Day Festival in 2019, they also participated in the International Bluegrass Music Association's Kids on Bluegrass program in Raleigh, NC and performed as a California Bluegrass Association showcase band as part of the 2019 IBMA festival. In September, 2019, the band was awarded 1st place at the 2019 Berkeley Old Time Music Festival String Band Contest. In 2022, the band performed at DelFest, the CBA’s Father's Day Festival, the High Sierra Music Festival, and more.
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Ranging in age from 15 - 17, these youth are the future of Bluegrass. The band features Lucy Khadder (fiddle, vocals), Jasper Manning (mandolin) and Sophia Sparks (mandolin and vocals) with David Grisman Quintet alumni Chad Manning on guitar and Jim Kerwin on bass. Expect to be delighted by their artful new interpretations of traditional and contemporary bluegrass music as well as their original compositions. They have an eclectic reach with a sound that remains uniquely their own.
The band met through a common love of bluegrass music, and through studying at the venerable Manning Music studios in Berkeley, CA. They have performed together since 2018, bringing their talents to farmer's markets and a variety of public venues as well as house concerts in the East Bay. In December 2018, the band was featured in a theatrical run of An Appalachian Christmas to great acclaim. After leading CBA youth jams and performing in the Kids On Bluegrass program at the Father’s Day Festival in 2019, they also participated in the International Bluegrass Music Association's Kids on Bluegrass program in Raleigh, NC and performed as a California Bluegrass Association showcase band as part of the 2019 IBMA festival. In September, 2019, the band was awarded 1st place at the 2019 Berkeley Old Time Music Festival String Band Contest. In 2022, the band performed at DelFest, the CBA’s Father's Day Festival, the High Sierra Music Festival, and more.
Listen Now: https://soundcloud.com/user-21160197-651613683/hangtown-music-festival-10-23-21
Find Birches Bend on your favorite streaming platform:
Spotify
Apple Music
Amazon
YouTube Music
and more!