| 117 West is a quartet that formed from the pool of bluegrass players in San Diego and plays many forms of string music including bluegrass, jazz, country, gospel and popular music. With combined experience in records, movie sound tracks television, radio and live performance, 117 West brings new interpretations and skillful execution to familiar themes in bluegrass and string music. "Neon Streets" is their debut album. It is a diverse CD of songs ranging from straight ahead bluegrass to country and blues. There are strong instrumentals, crisp harmonies and thoughtful arrangements of standard and not so standard bluegrass numbers. A refreshing twist to a traditional sound. Kenny Wertz plays banjo - lead and harmony vocals, Dan Broder - guitar and lead vocals and song writer, Becky Green - Bass and vocals, Darren Weiss - Mandolin and sarcasm. Check out www.117westbluegrass.com. |
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