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Bluegrass in La Roche 
​DAY stage

Enjoy some top Bluegrass music on our Day Stage while taking advantage of our wonderful home cooked meals at happy hour prices.
US headliners play a second set alongside some of the best duos and trios around, as well as a selection of some of Europe's best young talent.
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HAPPY HOUR PRICES FROM 12 TO 2.30PM
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UZER TRIO (FRA)
Where did this fine trio come from  ...
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This is a band that has crept up on us gradually over the months before delighting us in person at the 2024 Street Fest. Jean-Marc and Bernard are French Bluegrass veterans (Bluegrass 43, Sanseverino and Anouman, Mando Duo, New Blue Quitach respectively); Marie is a fully trained multi instrumentalist; one loves Flatt & Scruggs, another The Doors and the third David Grisman — influences they string together in this trio to perform with equal joy Bluegrass standards and Non Bluegrass standards.
You should also note that Bernard has a nice swimming pool (I.5 m deep), Marie has a nice bass called Charlie (9.8kg) and Jean-Marc has nice shoes (size 41).
Jean-Marc Delon (guitar, banjo)
Bernard Minari (mandolin)
​Marie Scheid (bass)​
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DELLA MAE (USA)
These awesome ladies are back for one more set ...
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Charismatic, super nice, engaged, ... these young American ladies never disappoint.
Let's hear it for women in Bluegrass!

Celia Woodsmith (guitar and lead vocals)
Kimber Ludiker (fiddle)
Avril Smith (guitar)
​Vickie Vaughan (bass
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Album : Family Reunion (2021)
RAPIDGRASS (USA)
Can't get enough of them ...
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They're from Colorado. They love the mountains. They love it in La Roche.
Every show is different, exciting and rewarding.
Enjoy the ride.


Mark Morris (guitar)
Alex Johnson (mandolin)
Andy Reiner (fiddle)
​Charlie Parker Mertens (bass)

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Album: (2025) 

KIDS ON BLUEGRASS EUROPE (EUR)
Goose bumps ...
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This is kind of a pet project for us. Organised by Ti'Pierre Chalfoun and the Jam Hall Association, it brings kids aged 6 to 16 together from across Europe for two mornings, to learn to play Bluegrass together and communicate through music.
Take a look and sign your kids up ...
C'est un peu notre projet fétiche. Organisé par Ti'Pierre Chalfoun et l'Association Jam Hall, les enfants de 6 à 16 ans venus de différents pays européens passent deux matinées à apprendre à jouer du Bluegrass en groupe et à communiquer uniquement avec la musique.
Jugez plutôt et inscrivez vos petits ...
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OLGA EGOROVA (RUS)
Back at last after enchanting us with Duo RO in 2018 ...​
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Olga doesn’t smash guitars, she smashes stereotypes.
With a mandolin!
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One woman, one mandolin, and a show that makes the whole stage rock. Original tracks, classical chops, soaked in folk and bluegrass soul, delivered with full-on rock star energy.
Olga Egorova (mandolin & vocals)
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VALENTINE LAMBERT (FRA)
The French touch  ...
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Valentine is well known at La Roche from earlier performances with Dear John and her annual visit with the French Bluegrass contingent.
But Valentine is also a beautiful voice behind a guitar, somewhere between the open spaces of the American plains and the world of country pop.
Using her many influences, she writes and performs her own material in French and has already made her mark on the acoustic music scene with her powerful melodies and emotional generosity. 
At La Roche she will perform her first album alongside the talented multi-instrumentalist Manu Bertrand — also a great friend of the festival.
Valentine Lambert (guitar and vocals)
​Manu Bertrand (dobro, Weissenborn, banjo, guitar and harmony vocals)
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Album : Le Silence (2024)
TABLE FOR TWO (BE/DK)
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This is the duo project of Signe Borch (The Tenderhearted) of Denmark and Thierry Schoysman (Rawhide and The Sons of Navarone) of Belgium, where they put close harmony central on the menu.
What started in May 2016 as a marathon jam session of traditional bluegrass on guitar, banjo and two vocals, has evolved into an eclectic repertoire with ingredients from various styles and still served with two-part harmony singing. 
Over the last couple of years the program has filled out to include original compositions for two mandolins, in close harmony of course.
Thierry Schoysman (mandolin, banjo)
​Signe Borch (guitar, mandolin)

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AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT (USA)
Hold on to your hats ...
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These young wizards from California are back for a lunchtime clear-your-head session.
Get up close and watch and listen to them play. You won't believe what you are seeing !
AJ Lee (mandolin)
Sully Tuttle (guitar)
Jan Purat (fiddle)
Scott Gates (guitar)


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Album : City of Glass (2025)

CRYING UNCLE BLUEGRASS BAND (USA)
Hot damn ...
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These California kids are on their way to the top. Catch their second set for a great Sunday lunchtime treat ...
Teo Quale (mandolin)
Miles Quale (fiddle)
Andrew Osborne (bass)
​Ian Ly (guitar)


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Album : title (2025)
ESTACIÓN 39 (ARG)
Grass from South America ...
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Yes, they play Bluegrass in Argentina and thse guys have been leading the way there for a few years. This is their first trip to Europe. Please give them a warm European welcome here in La Roche-sur-Foron.
Matt (guitar)
Nuala (fiddle)
Juma (banjo)
Dani Boy (mandolin)
Iri (bass)
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