Present
Larry & Joe
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
Saturday March 14, 2026
7:30pm
SongSpace & Calliope have partnered together to bring you an extraordinary evening of music at First Unitarian Church in Shadyside.
“…Another bold move…bending boundaries but still retaining the emotive and expressive qualities common to folk traditions that extend from north to south.” – Bluegrass Today
Buy tickets at Calliope
Advance Tickets bought at eventbee.com will also be honored!
Larry & Joe were destined to make music together.
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 oldtime musician. Larry was forced into exile and wound up in North Carolina. Joe, after a decade in South America, got stranded back in his stomping grounds in the pandemic. Larry worked construction to make ends meet. Joe’s acclaimed “latingrass” band Che Apalache was forced into hiatus. Then Larry met Joe.
Currently based on the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. As a duo they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. The program they offer features a distinct blend of their musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.
Hear the joy as Joe chats with Mando Richard on Whiskey Before Breakfast on mixcloud!
You can hear them on NPR’s Here and Now too!
“Can’t wait to get to Pittsburgh — Y’all Bring It!” – Joe Troop
Doors 7:00pm
Show 7:30pm
General $30 adv / $30 at the door
Student/reduced income: $15 adv / $15 at the door
No processing fee!
Buy tickets at Calliope
Advance Tickets bought at eventbee.com will also be honored!
SongSpace at First Unitarian
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
605 Morewood Avenue, Shadyside
Pittsburgh PA 15213
Coming up in May!
SongSpace presents
Joe Jencks
May 2, 2026
7:30pm
Joe Jencks is a 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots (dual U.S./Irish Citizen) and working-class upbringing, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. A co-founder of the harmony trio, Brother Sun, Jencks weaves a diverse web of stories with brilliant musical skill, ensnaring even the most rigid of hearts, inviting them to open. His songs invite us to live inside of our passions and our beliefs.
Advance tickets at eventbee.com!
SongSpace at First Unitarian
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
605 Morewood Avenue, Shadyside
Pittsburgh PA 15213
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