St. Beaufort

St. Beaufort are a three-piece folk band based in Berlin. The members are Henric Hungerhoff (guitar, accordion, vocals), Joseph Jakubczyk (banjo, vocals), and Tomás Peralta González (upright bass, vocals). Their style has been referred to as being influenced by bluegrass bands mixed with contemporary folk tunes.[1] All musicians are multi-instrumentalists.

St. Beaufort performing live at Folk am Neckar Festival 2016

Overview

The band formed in 2013 when American Joseph Jakubczyk arrived in Berlin and met Henric Hungerhoff, then singer-songwriter of Hungerhoff & The Wild Roots. After playing shows together in local bars, the duo found Canadian musician Derek Ullenboom, who joined as a mandolin player. St. Beaufort released a self-titled album in 2015 that gained positive reviews from Berliner Morgenpost[2] and Folker,[3] followed by radio appearances on national radio Deutschlandradio,[4] Radio Eins,[5] and Radio Fritz. The group has played numerous tours and festivals across Europe, including Y Not Festival in England,[6] Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in Scotland,[7] or Fano Free Folk Festival in Denmark.[8] After Chilean bass player Tomás Peralta González joined St. Beaufort in 2016, Derek Ullenboom left the band to focus on his performing and songwriting work with Graham Candy. Further festival appearances include Blue Balls Festivals in Switzerland,[9] Poole Beer & Bluegrass Festival,[10] Wilde Möhre Festival,[11] Bergfunk Open Air,[12] Folk am Neckar,[13] or the Rolling Stone Weekender.[14]

The band also hosts an acoustic session named St. Beaufort's Table.[15][16] For each episode, St. Beaufort invites guest musicians to play a song together at varying locations. Guests at St. Beaufort's Table have included HONIG, Jonathan Kluth, or Charlotte Brandi of Me and My Drummer[17]

References
  1. Vossen, Lorenz (15 October 2015). "Die Boten des Bluegrass – St. Beaufort in Kreuzberg". Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. Vossen, Lorenz (15 October 2015). "Boten des Bluegrass - St. Beaufort in Kreuzberg". Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. "N E U AUF DEUTSCHEN BÜHNEN". Folker. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. Risel, Martin. "Musikalische Entdeckungen: Wir feiern ein Jahr "Soundscout"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Deutschlandradio. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. "Radio Eins". Freitagabend mit Daniel Finger und Sven Oswald auf radioeins. Radio Eins / RBB. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. Renshaw, David (13 February 2014). "Dizzee Rascal and White Lies to headline Y Not Festival". NME. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. "The Potting shed line-up announced for Belladrum Tartan Heart". eFestivals.co.uk.
  8. Christensen, Ralf (30 July 2014). "Forsamlingshus for åndsarbejdets fremme". Information.dk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  9. "Die Highlights am Blue Balls Festival 2016". Rockstar.ch. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  10. "Beer And Bluegrass Festival 2016". eFestivals.co.uk.
  11. "Wilde Möhre Festival". Wilde Möhre Festival.
  12. Grote, Lars (18 August 2016). "Rock'n'Roll knapp unterhalb der Baumgrenze". Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  13. Lahr, Peter (8 August 2016). "Mosbacher Folk am Neckar: Ein entspanntes Folks-Fest in Neckarelz". Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  14. "ROLLING STONE Weekender 2017: Das Lineup ist komplett". Rolling Stone. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  15. Kelly, Aoife. "WATCH: Raw, passionate version of The Foggy Dew from Berlin-based band St. Beaufort". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. McKenna, Paddy. "This beautiful version of the Foggy Dew is the perfect centenary cover". Joe.ie. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  17. "St. Beaufort's Table feat. Charlotte (Me and My Drummer) - Grown Up Shape". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.