About Us - (2)

Our Origin.  Greenshoots' origins are as an ad-hoc ensemble of musicians from Leicester District Woodcraft Folk (an alternative youth organisation - www.woodcraft.org.uk ) who decided to perform for a fund-raising ceilidh instead of hiring a band.  More than 12 musicians took part playing a wide variety of instruments from melodeon to cello via electric bass guitar and tin whistle.  After doing this for two years, Michael Gerard and some other players decided this was fun and decided to start playing together more frequently - Greenshoots was born.