• Programme & Venues
  • The Bands
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The Street Festival takes place on Wednesday evening and Friday lunchtime, where bands play the terraces of the bars and restaurants around the town centre.
2 other off site concerts in venues around the town, in private locationss are open to the public.
All Street Festival concerts are free
If you wish to eat during the Street Festival, best to reserve. Phones numbers are given. 
STREET FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2024
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Restaurant & venue guide
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Bars & restaurants for concerts
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Other venues nos. 6 & 7 on map
BANJO RIDERS (FRA)
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Friday, Bistro Tokyo
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A banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and a few buddies to bring you some songs and the American dream.
Tristan de Sainte Foy (Violon Mandolin)
Bruno Rebreyend (Gtr)
Didier Rodriguez (Bjo)
BLUEGRACELAND (FRA)
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Wendesday, Le Petit Café
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Spend a pleasant evening in the company of these four fine musicians and same acoustic Bluegrass, rock and Irish music.
Tristan de Sainte Foy (Fdl, Man)
Rémi Videira (Bs)
Christian Labonne (Bjo)
Thierry Ventura (Gtr)
BROKEN COMPASS BLUEGRASS (USA)
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Wednesday, Brasserie Mino
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These great kids from California have agreed to play first overseas set as part of the Street Festival. Get ready to rock!
Kyle Ledson (Mdn, Gtr),
Django Ruckrich (Gtr, Mdn),
Mei Lin Heirendt (Fdl, Gtr),
Sam Jacobs (Bs)
CISCO & THE RACECARS
Friday, 2.45 at EPSM. Concert open to the public in our local mental health hospital
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This wonderful band from the great Arizona Jam Pak association. 
​The mission, indeed the singular goal, of this organisation is to make people and ourselves happy with our music. Everything we do revolves around this goal. And from that, many good things follow
Francisco Briseno (Bjo),
Mark Hickler (Gtr),
Giselle Lee (Fdl),
Chester Carmer (Mdn),
Katie Carmer (Clo),
​Joelle Tambe-Ebot (Bs)
GENERAL STORE (FRA)
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Wednesday Noor Jahan, Friday, Café de la Poste
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GENERAL STORE get their kicks by arranging covers from Bluegrass, Country and Folk music.
The duo is based around their vocal harmonies supported by a variety of stringed instruments.
Eric Houlière (Mdn, Dbr)
Bernard Siloret (Bjo, Gtr) 
HAPPY HEARTACHES (SWE)
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Friday, La Gavroche
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This Swedish band has been described as the ABBA of Bluegrass. Let's find out why before their main set on Saturday.
Albin Ekman (Fdl),
Alicia Jardine (Bjo, Mdn),
Brita Björs (Bs),
​Max Tellving (Gtr)
LAZY GRASS STRING BAND (FRA)
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Wednesday, Le Point Rouge
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Lazy Grass is a journey.
The forest, the mountain, the river, and the smoke blend together in a train of notes racing through time and space.
It is bluegrass, and a bit more than that.
Baptiste Desmidt (Bs) 
Victor Elkaim (Dbr)
Damien Mélich (Gtr)
Laura Petit-Félix (Mdn)
Vincent Chaine (Bjo)
MR SATURDAY NIGHT (GBR)
Wednesday, Café de la Poste
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Mr. Saturday Night is a dynamic, newly formed bluegrass band that brings a fresh twist to traditional roots music. The band, composed of five seasoned musicians who met at various festivals and events, is quickly gaining recognition.
Damon (fdl)
Max (gtr)
Ant (bjo)
Zack (mdn)
PONIXPRESS 2.0 (FRA)
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Wednesday, Efsane Kebab
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This band was active in the Lyon-Alps region back in the 80s and 90s. They decided to get back together after meeting up at the festival in 2022. The chemistry is still there and it is a joy to be playing at Bluegrass in La Roche more than 24 years after their last gig!
Patrick Brunet (Voc, Bjo), Christopher Howard-Williams (Voc, Gtr), Jean-François Ouvrier (Bs) Jean-Martin Simon (Dbr), Laurence Brunet (Mdn)
SHADES OF NIGHT (FRA)
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Wednesday, Le Grain de Folie
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The name Shades Of Night is taken from those many nocturnal jam sessions which fostered this eclectic and entertaining duo, with as much love for the songs of Gordon Lightfoot and Tim O'Brien, as for those of Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin.
Jean-Marc Delon (Gtr, Bjo)
Marie Scheid (Bs, Gtr)
SWEET POTATO VINE (FRA)
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Friday, Bistro Tokyo & Efsan Kebab
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Sweet Potato Vine est un groupe festif et coloré qui s’inspire des racines profondes de la musique Folk Américaine, Bluegrass & Old Time tout en ajoutant une touche supplémentaire de fraîcheur et de fun.
MUSICIANS PLEASE
TAFF RAPIDS (GRB)
Friday, Le Grain de Folie
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This excellent young band from Cardiff, Wales, brings a modern drive with a refreshing take on Bluegrass music. A Taff Rapids show promises an electrifying performance with rich harmonies and strong instrumental 
David Grubb (Fdl)
Darren Eedens (Bjo)
Siôn Russell Jones (Gtr)
UZER TRIO (FRA)
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Friday, Noor Jahan
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A relatively new trio of some of France's finest Bluegrass players - vocal and instrumental.
We can't wait to hear them at La Roche for the first time.
Jean-Marc Delon (Gtr, Bjo)
Marie Scheid (Bs)
Bernard Minari (Mdn)
WATSON BRIDGE (FRA)
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Friday, Le Petit Café
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This nice little duet are well known at the Street Festival and good friends of the festival. They have been playing Bluegrass, folk and Americana since 2010. Their shows are always full of surprises
Jean-Paul Delon (Gtr)
Isabelle Groll (Gtr)