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We Banjo 3 raises mental health awareness

The award-winning Irish band We Banjo 3 helps raise mental health awareness through its two shows at Musikfest in Bethlehem next week.

The band will perform free concerts at 7 p.m. on Monday at Air Products Americaplatz and at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Red Stag Pub Liederplatz.

We Banjo 3 will continue to partner with Mental Health America on their Roots To Rise tour to raise funds and awareness for the organization.

The band will donate $2 from the sale of every T-shirt to Mental Health America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.

On March 24, We Banjo 3 presented Mental Health America with a check for $2,500 at the conclusion of the band’s winter/spring 2019 U.S. tour.

We Banjo 3 is one of the most prolific and exciting bands to emerge from Ireland in recent years.

While their name might be a bit misleading, this Galway and Nashville-based quartet consists of two sets of brothers, Enda & Fergal Scahill and Martin & David Howley, on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bodhran and percussion propelled by lead singer David Howley’s emotive voice and pitch perfect harmonies from this band of brothers.

Collectively these players hold over a dozen “All Ireland” titles and are revered by their peers.

We Banjo 3’s music is a passionate blend of Americana, bluegrass, Celtic, world music and pop.

The band’s last studio recording, Haven, was released in July 2018 and spent three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart.

A portion of shirt sales at the We Banjo 3 performances will benefit Mental Health America. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO