Plucked and Bowed: Bluegrass from the Low Countries
They may play American bluegrass, but 4 Wheel Drive are firmly rooted in the Low Countries. Canadian violin maker, violinist and guitarist Luke Mercier shares their passion for the genre. With his band Rolling River, he explores bluegrass in a purely instrumental form, dispensing with its characteristic vocals. A particularly striking feature of the band is the fretless ‘primitive banjo’, played by John Sirdevan.
