The Double Down Daredevils Bluegrass Band
Bluegrass with 5 Singers. Traditional and Progressive with many original songs, too!
A 6 piece band, with five lead singers, amazing harmonies and excellent musicianship. The Daredevils were born jamming around a campfire at a bluegrass festival. They have been performing together for 11 years now.
Tom Peschges – Guitar / Vocals
Nathan Fjeld – Guitar / Vocals
Brin Petersen – Mandolin / Vocals
Mary Ellen Fox – Fiddle / Vocals
Tim Wankel – Bass / Vocals
Phil Nusbaum – Banjo
Tom Peschges is a founding member of the Double Down Daredevils, he is also a solo performer and a songwriter. Nathan Fjeld, also, a founding member of the Daredevils, has been performing all his life starting with his family band back in High School. Brin Petersen is a multi instrumentalist, playing in several different bands around the Twin Cities. Tim Wankel played bass professionally in a touring band for many years, before giving it up and then rediscovering music at a bluegrass festival. Mary Ellen Fox is a school nurse by day and classically trained violinist and teacher, turned fiddle player with the Daredevils about 8 years ago. Phil Nusbaum is an accomplished banjoist and composer and host of the popular weekly radio show, “Bluegrass Saturday Morning” on Jazz88.fm.