Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi (in trio)
Veronica Sbergia: lead vocals, ukuleles, washboard, kazoo
Max De Bernardi: vocals, National resophonic guitars, mandolin, acoustic guitar
Dario Polerani: doublebass, backvocals
The Red Wine Serenaders, there are no better words that define them!
This is a musical project born about three years ago featuring a talented combo of musicians who passionately play country blues and ragtime, hokum, jug band and rural music from the 20s and 30s. Veronica Sbergia and Max De Bernardi, originators of the project, like to keep this precious musical heritage alive faithfully reproducing its original sound whilst playing it a modern twist. Using strictly acoustic instruments such ukulele, washboard, kazoo, resophonic guitars and doublebass their passion for this music is perfectly represented on their last CD "OLD STORIES FOR MODERN TIMES", that also sees contributions by other leading musicians and friends, Sugar Blue (a legendary harmonica player in the past with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Willie Dixon and Frank Zappa) and the world master of resophonic guitar, Bob Brozman. The album is an overview of the American popular music from the early years of the last century with the Red Wine Serenaders reinterpreting great songs by artists like Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Jimmie Rodgers, Sidney Bechet, Lucille Bogan, Bo Carter, Delmore Brothers in their own unique style. Veronica & The Red Wine Serenaders are the winners of the European Blues Challenge 2013, an important international contest held in Toulouse in March. Thanks to this result they performed at the prestigious Notodden Blues Festival in Norway and will take part in Lucerne Blues Festival in November. Veronica & The Red Wine Serenaders performed in USA, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Norway, Spain, England, Germany, Italy and Poland.
Veronica is also the first Italian artist ever invited to the Mustique Blues Festival ( 2012 and 2013), in the Carribean.