Tabitha and David Benedict, one of bluegrass music's latest power couples, welcomed their first child earlier this summer. The two perform together as The Foreign Landers, and with Tabitha's brothers as Cup O'Joe. Both are first rate instrumentalists, and Tabitha
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Ireland’s Cup O’Joe
There's s something to be said for the common bond that results from family ties. Cup O'Joe, a progressive bluegrass band based in Northern Ireland, proves that point. Formed by three siblings — Tabitha, Benjamin, and Reuben Agnew, and later
Why Live Without – Cup O’Joe
Unique is a word that often gets thrown around loosely when discussing music. It's generally used as part of a hyperbolic description rarely fitting the artist in question. Cup O'Joe, on the other hand, is an ensemble that fully embodies
Hard Life video from Cup O’Joe
Irish family grassers Cup O'Joe have released a first single from their latest album, Why Live Without. The band consists of the three talented Agnew siblings of Northern Ireland, Reuben on guitar, Benjamin on bass, and Tabitha on banjo, along with
Congratulations Benjamin and Nadia Agnew
Benjamin Agnew, bassist with Ireland's Cup O'Joe, was married on April 30 to Nadia Petcoff in her native Argentina. The couple met through friends, 7,000 miles apart. They were introduced online, and quickly developed a relationship through a shared interest in
Hope – new single from Cup O’Joe
Long time readers will be familiar with Cup O'Joe, an extremely talented young transatlantic bluegrass band, anchored by the Agnew family of Northern Ireland. We've had our eye on them since they were teens, making videos in their parents' home
The Holly Bears a Berry video from Cup O’Joe
Irish grassers Cup O'Joe have released a music video for one of the songs on their new Christmas EP, Christmas Kin. The group includes siblings Benjamin, Ruben, and Tabitha Agnew of Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland, along with Tabitha's husband, David
Holly Jolly Christmas from Cup O’Joe
Cup O'Joe, consisting of Northern Ireland's Agnew family, plus in-law David Benedict, have released a socially-distanced video of one of the most popular secular Christmas songs of the 20th century. It's Holly Jolly Christmas, which appeared in the 1964 Rudolph
Cup O’Joe brings back New Grass Revival
Most everyone who grew up learning to play bluegrass music recalls the thrill of learning the solos from their favorite pickers, taken from recordings of their music. Those of a certain age remember that the only way to do this
Run Run video from Cup O’Joe
Cup O'Joe, the talented sibling trio from Co. Armagh in Ireland, has a new single out today which takes their traditional folk and bluegrass sound in a different direction. We've watched these artists grow and mature from teens into young adults, matching