Folk Bands and Artists
Cup o´ Joe
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Cup o´ Joe is two brothers, Benjamin and Reuben and their sister Tabitha, who play an energetic style of Bluegrass & Gypsy Jazz music. The siblings were raised on a healthy diet of music festivals and concerts from a young age and this influence is clear in their eclectic and enthusiastic performances. With Reuben on guitar and mandolin, Benjamin on upright bass, and Tabitha on banjo and fiddle, their music is a fusion of hard driving Bluegrass with a mix of Jazz, Old Time, and Swing. The trio has played at festivals and events all over Europe and are the first non US group to have been asked to play on the Youth Stage at IBMA in Raleigh North Carolina. They were recently nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2015.
Open House Festival, Belfast — “Even though they are still in their teens, their musical skills and prowess will make even the most seasoned musician take notice. Reuben, Tabitha and Benjamin Agnew could be mistaken for American-born-and-raised, but these three Armagh locals have merely caught a musical wind from the West and made it their own.”
