Monroe’s Revenge
Day TBA 2026
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Monroe’s Revenge has been a mainstay of the British bluegrass scene since it was formed in 1987. They played regularly at festivals such as Didmarton and North Wales until original banjo player and founder Roger Blackbourn retired in 2016. Now the remaining members have reunited around their lead singer and guitarist Dave Plane, a stalwart of the folk scene since the 1960s, continuing to mine his extensive catalogue of songs drawn from a wide range of genres but especially American old-time and traditional bluegrass, which they have moulded into a sound all their own.
Since reforming, they have recruited the remarkable Hilary Gowan to fill the banjo position, and have played at ElyFolk Festival 2025, Battlefield Bluegrass at Naseby, East Anglian Bluegrass Festival, at in London at the Green Note and The Betsey Trotwood. With Dave Plane (guitar, lead vocal), Richard Partridge(fiddle), Joe Hymas (mandolin), Hilary Gowan (banjo) and Jolene Missing (double bass).
“Monroe’s Revenge are authentic, proficient, and easy on the ear. The way they gather around the one microphone emphasises how this sound beautifully stitches together as one. The sound of early twentieth-century bluegrass played with happy, engaging spirit – and a bit of dark wit.” – Danny Neill, Fruit Tree Records
