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Sweeten The Third is Afton Coombs (dance, voice) / Cameron DeWhitt (banjo, voice),

Sweeten the Third is a new collaboration between banjoist Cameron DeWhitt (they/them) and percussive dancer Afton Coombs (they/them). They play, dance, and sing traditional American string band music utilizing two of its most archaic techniques, clawhammer and flatfooting, while stretching and breaking the genre’s boundaries and semiotics in ways that only two trans folk mover-musicians can.

Cameron DeWhitt is a clawhammer banjoist, Old Time musician, and drag performer from Portland, Oregon. In addition to Sweeten the Third, they play banjo and sing in Tall Poppy String Band and perform as Doreen Ditties in their drag act and old time quintet tradwife. When they’re not performing, podcasting, teaching, or playing music for pleasure, they’re usually at home cooking for their family, roasting coffee, and reading Marxist theory.

Afton Coombs is a dancer, singer, flute player, and technical worker based in Los Angeles, California. As a dancer, their background is in tap, flatfoot, and house, and they perform as a duo with Sweeten the Third, locally in Los Angeles with Irish trad band The Praties, and on occasion with Santa Barabara-based bluegrass quartet The Honeysuckle Possums.

Potluck 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm, Suggested donation is $25-30 at the door - pay what you can. All income levels welcome.

To RSVP for a concert or to ask questions, you can use the form on the website or send an email to abbiew(*at*)froggie.com.

We invite you to make a voluntary donation of $1 or more for the live streaming portion of the show. 100% of the streaming tips go to the artists!

COVID Policy: Masks not required, but you are invited to wear one if you prefer! We have HEPA Filters and open windows. Contact: Abbie Weisenbloom / abbiew(*at*)froggie.com.

Join us for an evening of music food & friends! ~ Abbie