Red Wine

The last time we checked in with Red Wine, Italy's preeminent bluegrass band, was some seven years ago — 2018 to exact. We shared their backstory…the fact that the band originated with a duo that encompassed its two prime movers,

2022 Red Wine Bluegrass Party in Genoa, Italy - photo © Alessandro Ardy For the past decade and a half, our Italian friends in the Red Wine band have thrown a big concert every year to celebrate with their friends and

Part of the magic of attending World of Bluegrass is meeting new people and often quite randomly. I was meeting some friends in the very noisy Marriott hotel lobby and happened to meet Martino Coppo, mandolinist and vocalist with the

Hearing Carolina Red for the first time provides no hint whatsoever that the band that recorded it it, Red Wine, hails from any environs other than the United States. Indeed, the influences are so firmly imbued in solid bluegrass terrain

For Italian bluegrass music ensemble Red Wine, the analogy with culinary excellence is too good to ignore, and to learn how the ensemble determined their name shows that it isn’t fanciful.  Mandolin player Martino Coppo, who started by playing the guitar

Red Wine perform at their 2018 Bluegrass Party - photo © Stefano Goldberg Our Italian friends with Red Wine hosted their annual Bluegrass Party in their home town in the northern seaside city of Genova. Mandolinist Martino Coppo sent along this report

Red Wine is from Italy. Everyone knows that as far as the finest blends are concerned. However in this case, the Red Wine in question is a bluegrass band. The fact that they chose to refer to themselves as Red

Legendary singer/songwriter Peter Rowan and Italian bluegrass band Red Wine have linked up to play some prestigious dates in Europe this month. This working relationship goes back about 20 years as Red Wine’s banjo player Silvio Ferretti recollects …… "First time we

With a number of US bluegrass artists touring in Europe over the winter, here's one coming the other way. Red Wine, Italy's top bluegrass band, is headed to the States in February for just over a week of dates along the

Over the past decade, the biggest night in Italian bluegrass is the annual party thrown by Red Wine, billed simply as the Red Wine Bluegrass Party. It's a concert put on by the band in Genoa, with different special guests