About the Band
Formed at the start of 2021, Poor Monroe is a New England-based bluegrass collaboration of long-time friends with nearly a century’s worth of performing experience (cumulatively speaking). Drawing from distinct musical paths, this energetic group of seasoned players bring a unique approach to their performances, delivering unmistakably tight vocal harmonies and scorching tempos that are the benchmark of the genre.
Performing original and traditional material with a deep sense of honoring the legacy of bluegrass music while also forging their own unique voice, this group of fiscally-bereft individuals shows how the love of music and a good sense of humor can transcend trying times.
Poor Monroe features John Benjamin (mandolin) of Northampton’s Parlor Room Parlor Sessions house band, Eric Lee (guitar/fiddle) of the IBMA-nominated band Man About A Horse (and 2019 Freshgrass band contest winner), Sean Davis (guitar) of Mamma’s Marmalade, and Gareth Buckley (upright bass) formerly of Rambling Kind and fellow Parlor Sessions house band member.
Performing original and traditional material with a deep sense of honoring the legacy of bluegrass music while also forging their own unique voice, this group of fiscally-bereft individuals shows how the love of music and a good sense of humor can transcend trying times.
Poor Monroe features John Benjamin (mandolin) of Northampton’s Parlor Room Parlor Sessions house band, Eric Lee (guitar/fiddle) of the IBMA-nominated band Man About A Horse (and 2019 Freshgrass band contest winner), Sean Davis (guitar) of Mamma’s Marmalade, and Gareth Buckley (upright bass) formerly of Rambling Kind and fellow Parlor Sessions house band member.