Blank’s Big Ears Guide – 2023

Written by Jennifer Duncan-Rankin for BLANK
3.28.23

Reading the backstory of this duo, I expected somber, haunting, serious tunes. Larry Bellorín, a Venezuelan migrant seeking asylum and finding it here in the States, has lived a life full of hardship and hard work. Native North Carolinian and lifelong musician Joe Troop developed a passion for assisting those in Bellorín’s very situation, then wound up going through some strife of his own […] as the pandemic hit.

Though their bios feature a bounty of bummers, the music they make together (self-described as Latingrass), is nothing short of delightful. Ever been curious to hear what a banjo and harp sound like together? A hoedown with maracas? By golly, make sure to make time for this pair and find out, as they make some of the sincerest, comforting, fun and welcoming music you’ll ever have the pleasure to hear. 

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