Progressive bluegrass

One of the newest Maine Bluegrass Newgrass bands, Nevah, has been rocking a few festivals and clubs of Maine with a new progressive bluegrass sound. Their up-beat interpretations of the standards and originals are defined as progressive bluegrass and are entertaining folks wherever they play.

Nevah a Maine Bluegrass / Progressive Newgrass Band at work

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Nevah's Progressive bluegrass is defined by their unique instrumentation. They have the traditional banjo, mandolin and guitar, but their use of electric bass, pedal steel, flute, penny whistle and sax brings their sound into the progressive realm.

They have been well received at several bluegrass festivals because of their harmonic and diversified skill and their thirst for fun on-stage. As they start with a standard foggy mountain breakdown lick leading into a 5 part harmony vocal of the Beatles, "I've just seen her face," fans jump up and start singing and dancing almost from the first note. However, it's their vocals that are truly part of what makes them a progressive bluegrass band.

By the second song you know this ain't your daddy's bluegrass.