Druha Trava with Minnesota Bluegrass Band
Copresented with MBOTMA and the Czech & Slovak Cultural Center of MN
The legendary Czech band Druha Trava returns to The Cedar! Famed on both sides of the Atlantic for its "Czechgrass" fusion of acoustic, bluegrass, folk and rock, Druha Trava will introduce Cedar fans to a new addition to its line-up -- award-winning bass player Tomas Liska, who took over in April from long-time DT bassist Petr Sury.
Liska, 31, is well known in the Czech and European jazz scene and also performs with other top artists such as Lenka Dusilova and David Doruska.
"He is a phenomenal musician and also brings a youthful style to the stage," said DT banjo player Lubos Malina.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.
All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.
Druha Trava (which means "Second Grass") was formed in 1991 by singer-songwriter Robert Krestan, banjo and wind instrumentalist Lubos Malina, dobro player Lubos Novotny and other veterans of the Czech acoustic music scene.Its distinctive sound is based on...
Minnesota Bluegrass Band features the playing of John Kozak-Guitar Vocals Travis Palmer-Banjo Vocals Andy Kozak-Dobro Vocals Lemuel Vawter-Fiddle Vocals Rich Casey-Bass Steve Golz- Banjo Pat Mavity- Fiddle Vocals Jim Hinkley- Bass Vocals
Major Funders
This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008
