About The Band:

"An Irish quartet transcending even the best superlatives" —Huffington Post

Debuting in the U.S. in 2012, We Banjo 3 has since emerged as fast-rising touring darlings in the country that two of the members now call home. The Galway, Ireland, Michigan, and Nashville–based quartet––comprising two sets of brothers, Enda & Fergal Scahill and Martin & David Howley––continually push musical boundaries while maintaining an unwavering devotion to the varied traditions of Americana, bluegrass, and Celtic music with pop-sensible songcraft to create a truly gratifying signature sound. Brilliantly commanded instruments––banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and percussion––effortlessly elevate lead singer David Howley’s propulsive voice. Live on stage, their songs carry the listener along until, at the perfect moment, the band crescendos into catchy choruses with pitch-perfect harmonies.

We Banjo 3 deliver their music with such palpable rapport, stunning precision, and infectious energy, it’s impossible to pigeonhole who might suddenly consider themselves a WB3 fan. With recent stunning performances at such broad-ranging festivals Merlefest, BottleRock, Summercamp, ROMP, Wintergrass, as well as virtually every major U.S. Celtic festival, enthusiasts of almost every genre of music are taking notice. Actor/comedian and musician Steve Martin says of the band, "We Banjo 3...are making waves ... here in America. They are playing the banjo in a style that I didn’t even know could be played like that." Says Elmore Music: "It’s as if the Punch Brothers, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and the Chieftains all got together for a battle of the bands but decided to pool their resources instead. The future of World Music has arrived."

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About Our MC:

Rob Reinhart is the producer and host of the Ann Arbor-based, syndicated program “Acoustic Cafe,” heard on 125 commercial and noncommercial radio stations, and online at Acafe.com.

Since 1995, “Acoustic Cafe” has featured interviews and performances with songwriting greats, from Willie Nelson to Robert Glasper, Norah Jones to Joan Baez, Bob Seger to Ledisi, Emmylou Harris to Courtney Barnett and hundreds more. Over the last 30 years, Reinhart has also owned a small ad agency, written and produced syndicated comedy for radio, voiced thousands of radio and TV commercials, consulted movie, television and internet media projects, and even been the voice of Radio Bonnaroo. He is also a partner in SongCraft Presents, a video songwriting series, creating new songs with interesting people in cool places.

Rob also hosts WDET’s “Essential Music” and “Culture Shift” and has been a longtime friend and supporter of The Ark.

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