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bands playing on the town hall stage

In 2022, we are launching our new "Town Hall Stage" on the main square of La Roche to host the increasing number of duets and trios who apply to play at the festival.
The concerts will be during the afternoons so members of the public can enjoy the music will doing their shopping of chilling on the various bar terrasses around the square.
We specifically wish to thank our Town Hall Stage partner, AG2R La Mondiale's Foundation for Artistic Vitality, whose generous support has enabled us to launch this new project.
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friday august 5

flat top brothers (FRA)

3 - 3.45 pm
Veteran French pickers play and sing from the great American songbook ...
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Laurent and Philippe have been playing and singing traditional songs from the great American songbook for decades. They teamed up to perform a set includes material by Jimmie Rodgers, Delmore Brothers, Doc Watson, Normal Blake.
​Lovers of the Bluegrass and traditional American music are going to love this
Laurent Vue - Guitar, Vocal ;
​Philippe Perrard - Guitar, Vocal

good guy hank (sco)

4 - 4.45 pm
Classic acoustic country from the Heartlands of Scotland and the musical metropolis of Melbourne ...
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From the harmonious Heartlands of Scotland and the musical metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, Good Guy Hank bring all of the heartbreak, joy and everything in-between with blistering bluegrass country Guitar, lightning Mandolin, virtuoso Fiddle playing and three part harmonies galore! With influences ranging from Hank Williams, Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe to Gram Parsons, Gillian Welsh, Drive by Truckers and many more, you are sure to have a good time.
Donny McElligott - Vocals, Guitar;
Pepita Emmerichs - Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals;
Theodore Barnard - double Bass, Guitar, Vocals 

Infeltrio (ita)

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Photo Stefano Boscaro
5 - 5.45 pm
After a very successful show at La Roche in 2016, we are delighted to welcome this charming and impressive trio back.
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The band met as part of a “Summertime” Gospel Choir where Marta was lead female vocalist. They have been touring as an acoustic trio since 1996 with a great passion for folk and “roots music”, playing gospel, blues, bluegrass and some ethnic italian and mediterranean sounds.
They love to find new ways to play some folk and rock standards, with a great attention to the mix of voices, that they consider their brand and the heritage of their gospel beginnings. Their versatility has allowed them to play special theatre shows dedicated to different Italian and American folk singers (Bob Dylan and Francesco De Gregori’s most recently).
Marta Facco - Vocals, Guitar;
Fabiano Guidi Colombi - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Dobro;
Andrea Rampazzo - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Blues Harp
Photo Emmanuel Marin

saturday August 6

long way home (ire)

3 - 3.45 pm
Dutch-American Bluegrass & Roots music from Ireland ...
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This Dutch-American bluegrass and roots music duo is currently based in Co. Cork, Ireland. While drawing from experience in bluegrass music, their diverse repertoire ranges from traditional bluegrass favorites to original folk songs. They met while studying in the Bluegrass Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University. After completing their studies, they relocated to Co. Cork, Ireland where they have expanded their music experiences.
Owen Schinkel - Dobro, Guitar, Vocals ;
​Kylie Kay Anderson - Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals 

hills of Belgium (bel)

4 - 4.45 pm
From the flatlands of Belgium come the songs and melodies of American old-time mountain music ...
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Hills Of Belgium is a fiddle/banjo duo that revisits the songs and melodies from the roots of American music. 
Before their reuse by country and bluegrass, the music of the small farming and mining communities of the Eastern USA had already been making people dance and dream for several generations. They invaded the airwaves at the beginning of the 20th century under the name of Hillbilly Music and then "old-time" music.
The musicians, already immersed in American music, look at their roots on the other side of the Atlantic. 
Welcome to 1905, in the Belgian Appalachians ! 
Jérémie Fraboni (clawhammer banjo & lead vocals) Lorcan Fahy (fiddle & vocals)

compton & newberry (USA)

5 - 5.45 pm
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry are masters of their craft playing traditional and new American music that honours the past and forges a path toward the new tradition of the future. 
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Compton & Newberry's music has been featured on many famous shows and movies (Transatlantic Sessions, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?), and rings true to fans of bluegrass, early country, blues, gospel, and string band music. 
A typical show features a familiar combination of tunes and songs from the great American songbag, mixed with their own newly composed numbers which are already taking their rightful place in the new tradition.
Together, Compton & Newberry are shining a much-deserved contemporary light on the roots, as they tend to the branches too. They are just the artists to bring fans together for a multi-generational celebration of music we all can love.
Mike Compton - Mandolin, Vocals;
​Joe Newberry - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Photo David Bragger

sunday august 7

table for two (bel/den)

3 - 3.45 pm
Great new duets from two much loved musicians ...
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This new duet, with two much loved and well established players singing beautiful harmonies, started out in 2016 as a marathon jam session of traditional bluegrass with guitar, banjo and 2 voices. It grew into a broader project covering diverse styles, and now the repertoire has grown further with new songs and original compositions — always built around their tight harmony singing.
Signe Borch - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals ;
​Thierry Schoysman - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals

two of us (fra)

4 - 4.45 pm
A meeting, a coming together, a friendship between Marianne and Julie, between us and you, between radio standards and original songs in the folk style …
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Two of Us is a little bit of you, a little bit of us, a moment of coming together to share emotions and music, between radio standards and original folk-style songs. Two of Us is two voices having fun with the sounds and melodies of our times - sometimes with a guitar, sometimes a banjo; maybe driven by a big bass drum or perhaps the spoons; or even a harmonium found in the attic; or any other pocket instrument… And so the melodies become at once mischievous and soulful.
Julie and Marianne played before at La Roche as Abigail's Orchestra a full decade ago !
Julie D-Facy - Vocals, Drums, Melodica ;
​Marianne Girard - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo 

Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák (CZE)

5 - 5.45 pm
We caught these highly talented musicians playing as a duet at the IBMA World of Bluegrass virtual showcase concerts in 2021. They are too good to miss ...
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Steeped in the traditions of Czech Bluegrass, they play a vibrant mix of new, original songs and arrangements of covers from the great repertoires of Bluegrass, Swing, Celtic and “World” music. 
These singing multi-instrumentalists offer original and surprising combinations of string and wind instruments that barely leave you time to take a breath.
Radim Zenkl – Mandolin, Didgeridoo, Whistle, Fujara, Banjo, Vocals;
​Ondra Kozák – Guitar, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocals