Roe Family Singers

THE ROE FAMILY SINGERS

  • From Kirkwood Hollow, Minnesota.
  • Formed in 2005 by husband and wife duo Kim Roe (autoharp) and Quillan Roe (banjo/guitar). Other members of the group: Adam Wirtzfeld (musical saw); Dan Gaarder (guitar); Rich Rue (steel guitar); Ric Lee (fiddle); Rob Davis (jug); Kurt Froehlich (mandolin, kazoo).
  • They are a “good time, old time hillbilly band,” featuring traditional instruments. They won the title of “World’s Best Jug Band” at the 2010 and 2012 Battle of the Jug Bands in Duluth, Minnesota.
  • 2017, Kim Roe won the clogging competition at the Old-Time Music & Ozark Heritage Festival held in West Plains, MO.
  • They perform weekly (Monday nights) at the 331 Club in Minneapolis.
  • 2017, released Songs of the Mountains, Songs of the Plains (Pinecastle).