Appalatin’s foot-stomping, hip-swinging sounds unite Appalachian folk and high-energy Latin music. The name Appalatin reflects the unexpected meeting of Kentucky-raised musicians and masterful Latin émigrés from Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Their all-acoustic performances blend traditional guitar, mandolin, upright bass, charango, indigenous Andean flutes, hand percussion, harmonica and vocal harmonies.
After starting out playing a weekly show at a local coffee shop for free coffee in 2006, the band has since performed at some of the region’s most prestigious stages and venues. Since the release of their first album in 2011, the band has shared the stage with Red Baraat, Sam Bush, Claire Lynch, The Black Lilies, La Santa Cecilia, Ben Sollee and others. In May 2013, the band released its second studio album, “Waterside,” featuring original music and interpretations of traditional songs from their native regions of Kentucky, Central America and the Andes.
