Old Baby Mackerel

Old Baby Mackerel are one of the UK’s largest and best-known Bluegrass bands recently featured on the front of the British Bluegrass News with a 5 page article. They play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass featuring a fantastic line-up of renowned UK Bluegrass musicians. Over the last few years they have sold out UK tours and venues, headlined multiple international Bluegrass festivals, been played on BBC 6Music, as well as at Glastonbury and other large UK festivals, and been featured in the British Bluegrass News magazine with a five-page article and cover photo.

Their music uses banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass to get knees bouncing and elbows swinging to the sweet harmonies, blistering solos and driving rhythm of the authentic Bluegrass sound. Be prepared to be transported back in time and space to early 20th century North America where songs dramatised the small town fascination with locomotion, love, violence and the veneration of bootleg liquor.

“I’ve always got time for a bit of banjo”

~ Cerys Matthews, BBC 6 Music on playing our track Salty Dog Blues

“Great music.. sounds fantastic live”

~ David White, BBC Cornwall

“That’s the first Bluegrass track I’ve played on Upload and I love it, so, so good!”

~ Adam Crowther, BBC Radio Bristol

“A fine band of musicians and entertainers who would be at home playing in any holler in Appalachia. Real crowd pleasers with every tune and song they perform.”

~ Richard Hurst, N. Ireland Bluegrass Music Festival Organiser

“The standard of Bluegrass was very high level and the band was a tight as any another band I’ve seen. The harmonies were as good as I’ve heard anywhere by any band and I’ve seen a few believe me. Their wit and interaction with the audience was a joy. A thoroughly enjoyable evening and we thank them warmly for their music and humour.”

~ Anthony Cooney – Promoter of Junction Bluegrass