Joe Troop & the Truth Machine

Over the years, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Troop (Larry & Joe, Che Apalache) has carved himself a niche as an “artivist,” entwining music and social justice. He has now recruited some of his favorite festival friends from the oldtime and bluegrass scene to form a political protest powerhouse, the Truth Machine:

Joe Troop (banjo, guitar, vocals), Lu Furtado (guitar, vocals), Malia Furtado (fiddle), Olivia Fernandez (mandolin, vocals) and Jimmy Washington (bass)

They play songs for social justice and love songs! Couldn't we all use a little more of that?

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• This Saturday, 14th February, 08:00 pm, Lizzie No: Lovers Welcome (with special guest Isabel March in Charlottesville
• Next Saturday, 21st February, 08:00 pm, Danny Knicely, Cesar Garabini, & Fernanda Bravo: Appalachian and Brazilian Traditions in Charlottesville
• This month, 27th February, 08:00 pm, Erin Lunsford Trio in Charlottesville

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