Venezualachia Folk Music | Larry and Joe (Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop) | TEDxGreensboro

Meet musical duo, Larry & Joe! Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician. This dynamic duo is best described as charismatic, electrifying, innovative and versatile. They perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music (Venezualachia: Nuevo South) on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, guitar, maracas, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. Their original songwriting gives voice to poignant social issues. Meet musical duo, Larry & Joe! Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician. They perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music (Venezualachia: Nuevo South) on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, guitar, maracas, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. Their original songwriting gives voice to poignant social issues. Larry and Joe are both versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@marybethjanke2339]

Absolutely spectacular performance, Larry and Joe! Thank you.

[@larryandjoe]

Gracias! This was fun.

[@juliewillis8182]

Marvelous! So talented, so much heart.

[@kathychiavola6641]

Awesome!!!!!!! See you at the Station Inn next week!!!!!

[@nissi.k]

Completely Wonderful! 🙌🤍

[@robertodell4932]

Just heard you guys on NPR. I’m loving it!

[@larryandjoe]

Thanks!

[@lisaparejo860]

Phenomenal!! Could you visit Lafayette, Louisiana for Festival Internationale?!
Mi querido país 🇻🇪

[@larryandjoe]

We'd love to play at Festival Internationale! Spread the word to your friends who book it!!

[@rxa177]

This was incredible

[@enicholsonnc]

If you told me a banjo and a harp could groove this hard before I watched this...

[@larryandjoe]

Nice!!

[@mikeberryessa7245]

Would you please tell me where you buy your harp strings on the internet? And what tension do you prefer Medium?
Thanks !