The minstrels of the twenty-first century


There are no better words to define them...this is a musical project that was born about 3 years ago. It is an ideal fusion of musicians who passionately play country blues and ragtime, hokum and jug band music, and all that rural music from the 20s and 30s.

Veronica Sbergia and Max De Bernardi, the originators of the project, travel all around the world trying to keep this rich and precious musical heritage alive, both respecting its original language and style and adapting its contexts to our present days.

The use of instruments - strictly acoustic and definitely less conventional (ukulele, washboard, kazoo, washtub bass to name only some..) - and the choice of looking at the essence of this music have found their full expression in the band's first cd "Veronica & The Red Wine Serenaders", that also sees the music contribution by other prestigious musicians, friends by affinity...

Red Wine Serenaders is not only a project, it is a lifestyle, like the good wine: honest, amusing...involving!

official website: www.redwineserenaders.it

Line-up:
Veronica SBERGIA - Lead vocal, ukulele
Max DE BERNARDI - guitar, vocals
Marcus TONDO - harmonica, vocals
Alessandra CECCALA - upright bass, vocals
Mauro FERRARESE - guitar, vocals

Discography

VERONICA & THE RED WINE SERENADERS (2010)