"Turf dc are an exciting new collaboration between two Northern Ireland
musicians and three classically trained local musicians playing in a
variety of roots based styles. The result is an innovative but
strangely familiar sound, which could perhaps be best described as
“Celtic Blues”.Incorporating a wide variety of instruments (guitar,
slide guitar, banjo, violin, harmonica, bass, drums, djembe, stand up
bass), there is an irresistible energy and simplicity to Turf dc’s
music. Most impressive is the songwriting, simple timeless songs that
could have been written at any point of the last century, but which
manage to sound fresh and relevant despite traveling well-trodden
paths. It leaves little doubt that they have tapped into a rich musical
vein."
You can find them at Irelands Four Fields (formerly 4P's) this Thursday night and also at their MySpace page where you can sample some of their music. I used one of their original songs in the slide show.