Mary Lee Family Band (Brazil)

Bluegrass / Honky Tonk / Country Roots / Punk Band from Brazil, based in Berlin-German
Radiant centrepiece of the group is Mary Lee Saldanha. She is headstrong and free-spirited and has a fresh perspective on original country music. She was born and raised in Brazil, but has lived in Berlin for years. The colourful and exuberantly tattooed singer draws inspiration for her songs from the legacies of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, artists who provided the big bang for country music in the 1920s.
Mary Lee is accompanied by her husband Mauro Montezuma on drums, her son Patrick Saldanha on double bass, Irish-born star violinist Sorcha Thompson and the latest addition in the family is a special Pirate they adopted, Daren Stieglitz on Mandolin. Together they provide an infectious blend of authentic honky tonk, Irish folk and bluegrass. Mary Lee is a born entertainer who wants only one thing: to entertain her audience. And whether that’s five or five hundred people doesn’t matter to her. Music is her passion and she wants to share that passion with whoever will hear it.