Barnyard Tea

Barnyard Tea brings you rowdy, stomping bluegrass. They combine style, class and a whiff of rock & roll in their Dutch approach to an American tradition. The three blond-haired men focus their arrangements around vocal harmony and the use of authentic instruments. They have been seen playing mandolins, banjos, dobros, guitars and of course a good old double bass.

Edin Najetovic, Frank de Boer and Joost Abbel have been making music together since high school in Alkmaar. They started Barnyard Tea in 2012, when all three of them were living in Amsterdam, out of a joint passion for roots and bluegrass music. Soon they were performing all across Europe, playing hundreds of shows in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy.

After releasing two EPs with traditionals and covers the band started writing their own music. Spending the summer of 2023 in the studio together with producer Merlijn Verboom and a host of guest musicians, they recorded a 20 song double album dubbed Train, which will come out on CD and streaming services on May 24.