This week The Vinegar Creek Constituency braved the Coronavirus to come down and play for us! Thanks for checking us out this week. Since we’re all in tonight for quarentine, join us for the show! The Vinegar Creek Constituency Duo brings their imaginative take on almost folk/almost bluegrass/almost Americana to The Sunday Sessions Project.
Don’t let the banjo fool you, this isn’t a typical bluegrass band. The Vinegar Creek Constituency Duo of Leo DiSanto and Jeff Bryson play songs with strong contemporary storytelling and acoustic mastery. The VCC started as Leos attempt to bring the amazing musicians he encountered in the Lancaster PA area out from around campfires and onto stages.
Leo began his musical journey in garage rock bands that had a hippy, punk sound. He soon discovered acoustic music greats like Doc Watson and his current direction was set. He started playing at picking parties and met and jammed with his future bandmates. Jeff comes from a rock guitar background that was shifting to mandolin at the time they met. He has a completely unique way of playing that is far from traditional. Leo is hoping that the nickname “Wolfmandolinest” catches on.
Mark Rast started out as a banjo prodigy and stayed that way. Pierre de Vitry is a multi-instrumentalist that comes from a strong musical family Mike Vitaly has his roots in the jam scene and is a bass professor at Miller University with a rock solid sense of timing.
This group of talented musicians bring a slew of musical interests and backgrounds to the band. Classical, Old Time Appalachian string band, Gypsy Jazz, garage rock and high octane bluegrass. All of this turns a live performance of the VCC into a great, crowd pleasing, foot stomping good time.
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The title of their last album is “Amerikindasorta”. Ameri-kinda-sorta pretty much sums up their mashup of all the stuff they like with a personal twist. The lyrics of their songs are inciteful, sometimes sad and always fun. The duo is releasing a five song EP “The Halloween Tapes” https://www.vinegarcreekconstituency.com/store
The band, duo and trio are always looking for new places to play and have been all over. They have been to the Folk Alliance in New Orleans, West Virginia, Tennessee and Mississippi and hope to tour near you. Check out Vinegar Creek Constituency’s schedule!
The Band
- Leo DiSanto-vocal, guitar, harmonica
- Jeff Bryson-vocals, mandolin, tenor banjo
- Mark Rast-banjo, dobro, vocals
- Pierre de Vitry- fiddle, harmonica, vocal
- Mike Vitale-double bass, vocals
