The Driftless Revelers with Banjo Kat and the Sit-Ins and Danny Russel Wolf

The Driftless Revelers formed in the second spring of the first global pandemic of the 21st century, with one ear turned toward the shellac platters and Victrola virtuosos of the early to mid 20th century, and the other ear glued to the soundscapes of the 1960's & 1970's American freak-folk scene.

Since their debut tour in 2021, has billed with Grammy & IBMA winning bluegrass legends like Tim O'Brien, the Gibson Brothers, & Larry Stephenson, and toured extensively throughout the upper Midwest & West coast performing with other amazing artists like Big Richard, The Stillhouse Junkies, Willy Tea Taylor, The Pine Box Boys, The Montvales, Joseph Huber, Davey Allen & the Midnights, Dig Deep, and had breakout performances at several festivals and events [The Good Luck Campout (California), The Sol Grass Music Festival, Flatrock Bluegrass Jamboree, Mile of Music in Appleton, WI. featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, & The Midsummer in the Northwoods Bluegrass Festival].

These Eau Claire, Wisconsin based weirdos have earned a cult following of devoted fans who appreciate their irreverent, highly original, and sometimes slightly psychedelic interpretation of American roots music with a Midwest twist. Their live show banter and thoroughly entertaining sets have earned them comparisons to Ween, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, They Might be Giants, Tenacious D, Cheech & Chong, and the Holy Modal Rounders.

Featuring the original songwriting of Ben Nelson, Matthew R. Sayles, and Jerod Kaszynski, the Driftless Revelers will pleasure a crowd with plectral wah pedal banjo tones, the mournful wailing of resophonic steel guitars, and the up-right bass bellows of an era that can't quite be defined, but revels in the timeless ephemera of weird old-time American music.

With influences as varied and eccentric as a proper musty smelling thrift store record collection, the band grooves merrily through early roots blues and jazz music, to hillbilly and string band howlers, all the way into the not-quite folk but not-quite psychedelic realms of their own creation.

Music enthusiastic of many years with a knack for cleverly crafted lyrics and plunky funky banjo to back it up. Creating new tunes and a variety of other forms of art and entertainment she also enjoys spending time fire spinning and illustrating. BanjoKat has 19 years of experience playing guitar and has played banjo since 2019 but has always had an interest in the instrument.

Inspired by adventures of traveling, hard times, and life lessons her songs bring lyrics to reflect on as well as themes some may find relatable.

BanjoKat hopes to keep on making tunes for many moons to come.

What's better than a Kat and her banjo? A whole quartet of course! Joined by the talents of Danny Russell Wolf on upright bass and background vocals, Crimzen shredding on mandolin, and Bill X on the washboard. Together in January of 2025 the four musicians recorded and created the first album "BanjoKat & the Sit-Ins".

Danny Russell Wolf is a singer/songwriter Alive & Welling smack dab in the center of Iowa. He's been performing for around two decades in various forms.

We are very excited about this show and we are offering 2 for 1 tickets to the first 50 purchased online!

Tickets are $10/ADV and $20/DOOR

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