Name: Folkfaces at Drom Taberna (Toronto)
Start: 2025-09-19T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Drom Taberna

Folkfaces debut at Drom Taberna in Toronto, ON! Tell all your Toronto friends!!! We play for dinner at 6pm then another set at 2:30am! It’s going to be so fun don’t you dare miss it!
This ain’t your grandpappy’s jug band. If you like your folk/jazz/blues/punk/Americana/bluegrass wild and weird, you’ve come to the right place. Folkfaces is a quartet that specializes in “rowdy jazz & bluesy roots.” Fronted by songwriter and founder, Tyler Westcott, Folkfaces has an irresistibly danceable energy and a unique versatility, being able to engage a crowd whether busking on the street, playing in a small barroom, or putting on a full electric show at a large music venue. The group plays a mix of original and traditional music, taking influences from what they refer to as “weird old American music.” Their energetic variety show and traveling music review explores a wide range of genres including country blues, traditional jazz, rock and roll, psychedelic, honky tonk, western swing, bluegrass, oldtime, & jugband music.
Folkfaces hosts an annual camping and roots music festival every Fall in Darien Center, NY called Folkfaces Fest. Past headliners include Pete Bernhard (of the Devil Makes Three), Rushad Eggleston, Dom Flemons, Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka, Consider the Source, JD Wilkes, Cristina Vane, The Resonant Rogues, Scott H Biram, Abby the Spoon Lady, & Baby Gramps and many others. 2025 marks the 9th annual fest and it will take place October 2nd-5th at Cherry Hill Campground.
Folkfaces recently celebrated 10 years as a band in October 2022. Last Summer they released their 3rd album “PLUMS” on 6/30/23. Folkfaces continues to keep a busy schedule playing regionally at Festivals and beyond!
Rochester City news calls their music a “wonderful, time-warping collection of tunes.”
“Folkfaces is arguably the most ubiquitous roots-Americana band in upstate New York. If you love hearing music live, you've probably caught the Buffalo-based quartet's infectious blend of bluegrass, folk, blues, and hot jazz. Led by tireless frontman Tyler Westcott, Folkfaces are sure to paste a smile on your face with lightning-fast musical chops wrapped up in punk rock energy. The band recently released "PLUMS" - its first album with newest member Brendan Gosson on fiddle and mandolin - which includes a full-band version of Westcott's brilliant and charming “When Lockdown Lifts." - Daniel Kushner CITY Paper

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