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• The Jeff and Vida Band is one of New Orleans best known acoustic roots acts. They perform original material spanning from Appalachian Bluegrass to alternative country.
• This is Jeff and Vida's 11th tour of Ireland. On this tour they will perform as a duo.
• Jeff and Vida are originally from New York lived most of their lives in New Orleans until Katrina, and have now relocated to Nashville.
• Jeff and Vida have contributed tracks to 2 movies. Dead and Gone to the movie Bell Witch and The Law’s Best Friend to the film The Flock (Richard Gere, Clair Danes)
• BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris is just one national DJ to play tracks from Jeff and Vida's recent CD, Selma Chalk.
• Last year Jeff and Vida played at the Rainforest Music Festival in Borneo and on the main stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

PRESS

• "Jeff & Vida make music that is real and true. Theirs are the songs you long to hear late at night on the interstate, in poolhalls and smoky whiskey bars."
  New York Times Magazine
• "Jeff and Vida return to country's working class roots...The real blue plate special comes with their harmonies. Call it old school country. More Austin than Nashville." Sing Out Magazine

BIOGRAPHY

The Jeff and Vida Band's live performances showcase Vida’s powerful voice, Jeff’s superb picking on mandolin, guitar and banjo, Mike Kerwin’s slap-you-in-the-face bass playing and tight well arranged harmonies. With ballads that sound like they could have been written fifty years ago and raucous barnstorming numbers that keep your feet tapping their live shows are exciting and unique, full of humor, good music and unforgettable songs.

After touring nonstop for the past three years the Jeff & Vida Band have started to gain acclaim and attention on the national level. Their latest album, the award winning ‘The Simplest Plans’ (Binky Records 2002) has earned them a large fan base and a reputation for embodying the spirit of ‘Americana’ music.

Now, after thousands of miles and hundreds of shows their hard traveling is finally beginning to pay off. They have recently begun to break into the major club and festival circuit both nationally and internationally and their music is being played regularly on Triple-A radio stations across the country. Jeff Burke and Vida Wakeman began performing in the bars and clubs of New Orleans in 1998.

After gaining a local following they recorded their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘One Horse Town’ (Independent /Binky 2000). With the success of the record they hit the road full time to support the release and bring their music to a wider audience. It wasn’t long before Mike Kerwin joined the band on standup bass in 2001. Their different backgrounds and shared love of American roots music helped them create a unique sound that that fuses blues, country, rock & roll and bluegrass and can only be described as Americana.

TOUR DATES 2012

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