The High 48s + Caludo at Aster Cafe

Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have been making music that combines the soulful sound of classic bluegrass with a modern attitude, original songs and a wide range of influences far beyond Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, and Flatt and Scruggs.

In a genre created and dominated by artists from the South, The High 48s were born and raised in the Upper Midwest. And in a music scene where playing standards is the norm, The High 48s are a band of songwriters who perform their own material in addition to the “festival favorites.”

caludo is a folk trio based in Zurich, Switzerland. Three voices, fiddle, guitar, bass. They perform original hand-written folk music with bluegrass drive. The band finds a ready blend of bluegrass, singer songwriter and irish folk and makes it all their own. Look up their tour schedule, they may also open up their musical suitcase in your town. A colorful graffiti of stories about astronauts, relocations, sweets, unchosen roads and a lot more.