Mission Blue delivers straight-ahead bluegrass, featuring our unique brand of family harmony singing and heartfelt storytelling. Led by the father-daughter duo, Dana and Avram (AJ) Frankel, Mission Blue has been performing since 2017. Drawing from a deep well of traditional bluegrass, you can expect songs from Larry Sparks, The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Mac Martin, and Red Allen, as well as bluegrass innovators like J.D. Crowe and The New South, Hot Rize, Southern Blend, and The Johnson Mountain Boys. In addition, Mission Blue enhances each set with reinterpretations of older folk tunes, ballads, and original material. Our traditional five-piece format features Dana Frankel on fiddle, AJ Frankel on guitar, Sam Reed on banjo, David Thiessen on mandolin, and Tom Sours on bass.
