/ Willow Avenue String Band

Five instruments. One ongoing conversation.

Bluegrass played with a specific, contemporary voice — rooted in the tradition, not preserved by it.

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Vintage string instruments are not a novelty. Neither are we.

— The Conversation

Banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, stand-up bass — each instrument carries its own line. We learned this arrangement from people who had no other choice.

Wide environmental interior of a wood-panelled rehearsal room, late afternoon north-facing daylight crossing worn floorboards, instrument cases open along one wall, no people, warm shadow detail in the far corner
Wide environmental interior of a wood-panelled rehearsal room, late afternoon north-facing daylight crossing worn floorboards, instrument cases open along one wall, no people, warm shadow detail in the far corner
▸ The Visual Record

Rooms, instruments, and the spaces between.

Close-up and wide. Instrument grain and open sky. The photos follow the same logic as the music — specific, not staged.

• On the Road

Upcoming performances

May 30

September 27

Petworth Porchfest

Takoma Park Folk Festival

Upper 14th St / 16th St Hgts |

1413 Webster St NW — show at 6 PM

https://petworthporchfest.org/search?band=373

Takoma Park, Middle School— after 3 pm.

https://www.tpff.org/