Jo Serrapere, Marbrisa and Dan Tennant
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Earthwork Collective artist Jo Serrapere (sarah-pear), a songwriter from Detroit, Michigan, started playing guitar at 23 when seeking out lessons from Delta Blues guitarist, Shari Kane. Shortly thereafter, Jo began writing her own songs while completing her college studies in clinical psychology. She now plays at music venues throughout the United States as well as maintaining a successful psychotherapy practice and raising her delightful daughter.
Whether recreating old classic songs or performing original songs in her own deeply confessional and comic styles, Jo’s music stands original while always reflecting her love of American roots music. Her eclectic writing and performance fuses elements of various modern and traditional folk music,
Delta and electric blues, roots rock, classic and alt-country, garage rock surf and swing.
Jo often performs with her partner, John Devine, where she plays drums and guitar. She also performs regularly with her bands, the Willie Dunns (John Devine, David Roof and Stuart Tucker), Stella! (Jen Sygit and Julianna Wilson) and the LaFawndas (Joel Jackson, Lindsay McCaw, John Devine, Jason Oberliesen and Stuart Tucker). They bring added depth and musical styling to Jo’s original songs as well as classics from such artists as Mississippi John Hurt, Wanda Jackson, Bessie Smith and Tom Waits. Jo is also the founding member of the old-time group Uncle Earl.
Marbrisa, the Detroit bred singer-songwriter, started her musical journey in Latin America at age 23. As an ambitious self taught musician, she got her chops by accompanying the locals on their busking trips throughout buses, street markets, and local cafeterias. For this reason, she attributes the two and half years living in Guatemala as her main form of music school.
In 2016 she recorded her first album, Brisa Del Mar. The album featured musicians that she had met through busking in the NYC subways while living there. In 2017 she was nominated for a Detroit Music Award for outstanding vocalist in World Music.
In 2024, she performed a few sets at the international festival SXSW, and recently was on the cover of Detroit MetroTimes for her major performance feature at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She’s excited to perform at major New Orleans and Detroit festivals this summer.
Dan takes his love of fast, heartfelt, and melodic music such as bluegrass, folk, and punk, and funnels it through his life experiences or daydreams to create songs that he finds meaningful.
Whether recreating old classic songs or performing original songs in her own deeply confessional and comic styles, Jo’s music stands original while always reflecting her love of American roots music. Her eclectic writing and performance fuses elements of various modern and traditional folk music,
Delta and electric blues, roots rock, classic and alt-country, garage rock surf and swing.
Jo often performs with her partner, John Devine, where she plays drums and guitar. She also performs regularly with her bands, the Willie Dunns (John Devine, David Roof and Stuart Tucker), Stella! (Jen Sygit and Julianna Wilson) and the LaFawndas (Joel Jackson, Lindsay McCaw, John Devine, Jason Oberliesen and Stuart Tucker). They bring added depth and musical styling to Jo’s original songs as well as classics from such artists as Mississippi John Hurt, Wanda Jackson, Bessie Smith and Tom Waits. Jo is also the founding member of the old-time group Uncle Earl.
Marbrisa, the Detroit bred singer-songwriter, started her musical journey in Latin America at age 23. As an ambitious self taught musician, she got her chops by accompanying the locals on their busking trips throughout buses, street markets, and local cafeterias. For this reason, she attributes the two and half years living in Guatemala as her main form of music school.
In 2016 she recorded her first album, Brisa Del Mar. The album featured musicians that she had met through busking in the NYC subways while living there. In 2017 she was nominated for a Detroit Music Award for outstanding vocalist in World Music.
In 2024, she performed a few sets at the international festival SXSW, and recently was on the cover of Detroit MetroTimes for her major performance feature at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She’s excited to perform at major New Orleans and Detroit festivals this summer.
Dan takes his love of fast, heartfelt, and melodic music such as bluegrass, folk, and punk, and funnels it through his life experiences or daydreams to create songs that he finds meaningful.
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