Fronted by banjoist, singer and songwriter Gina Furtado, the Gina Furtado Project lays heavy emphasis on catchy, relatable, original material that spans the gamut from bluegrass to swing to gypsy jazz and beyond. 

Twice nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Banjo Player of the Year, Gina began touring up and down the east coast in her tween years with her siblings, earning countless ribbons from fiddlers conventions, a strong reputation in the regional bluegrass scene, and a stamp from Bluegrass Today as “absurdly talented”. 

Her debut album, True Colors, was released in September 2017 and debuted at #13 on Bluegrass Billboard Charts, and boasts two #1 songs on Bluegrass Today Charts. Never one to drop the ball, she followed quickly with a second album, “I Hope You Have a Good Life”,  which was released in September 2019 and debuted at #6 on Bluegrass Billboard Charts. No Depression promptly declared the project to be “fun, energetic and riveting.”

Don’t miss the Gina Furtado Project at the 2020 Sugar Maple Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 1. 

~written by Kimberly Schmitt