Rock Hearts

Formed in 2013, Rock Hearts brings together five veteran musicians from southern New England who love to sing and pick bluegrass, old country tunes, and seek out newer tunes from other genres to “bluegrass-ify”. Joe Deetz’s career on banjo spans 40 years including stints with Joe Val, Frank Wakefield, John Herald and many others. On guitar, our fearless front-man Alex MacLeod has picked with a who’s who of New England bands including Northern Lights, Back Eddy and Southern Rhode. Boasting undeniable bluegrass pedigree, Billy “BT” Thibodeau is singing high tenor and picking mandolin. A multi-instrumentalist, Billy has been picking bluegrass for several decades.  On fiddle, rock-solid Danny Musher brings his high-intensity chops, lead singing and sharp ear to the group. Making a name for himself with Chasing Blue, Danny is an often sought-out fiddler in the New England area. Filling out the low end is bassist Pete Kelly, an alumnus of The Dale Ann Bradley Band and Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper ….as their banjo player. Oh yeah, he’s that good!