Druha Trava

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck presents Druha Trava.

Famed on both sides of the Atlantic for its “Czechgrass” fusion of acoustic, bluegrass, folk and rock, Druha Trava is the foremost band to emerge from the flourishing Czech bluegrass scene.

Its virtuoso musicians can satisfy the most hardcore fans with scorching versions of traditional bluegrass standards. But as the band’s name “Second Grass” implies, DT reaches far beyond the classic bluegrass genre for inspiration.

The band uses American roots music as a starting point for a synthesis of jazz, pop, folk and even classical motifs, transforming an iconic American idiom into a richly textured, highly personal statement.

DT was formed in 1991 by the influential singer-songwriter Robert Krestan, multi-instrumentalist Lubos Malina and other veterans of the acoustic music scene that had long thrived in Czechoslovakia.

Krestan’s original songs — renowned for their enigmatic, at times provocative, lyrics — make up most of the band’s repertoire, and they and Krestan’s raw, gritty vocals set the band apart.

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