Music Bio - Dennis Devine

Dennis Devine is a singer, musician and teacher. He has played music since childhoodand has spent his entire life playing Florida Folk Music and traditional music. He plays several instruments and has been involved in over 25 recording projects as a musician and co-producer.

He regularly plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, penny whistle and
flute with several groups, and continues to study the rich history and performance
of traditional acoustic music.

He is currently a member of the 97th Regimental String Band, a Civil War
string band that performs at Civil War reenactments and theme parks throughout the
south. He has performed and recorded with several notable Florida folk legends
including Will McLean, Don Grooms, Jeanie Fitchen and Cousin Thelma Boltin (storyteller), and plays with folk groups The New Sand Mountain Wildcats, Southwind
and with Devine and LaRoche. He is also a member of Gadjo acoustic jazz band.

Dennis has taught in numerous music workshops on various instruments and has
helped organize and produce many recordings for musical groups and individual
artists. He is also a festival promoter and organizer, having worked with
the Pioneer Florida Museum, Pasco County Fair at Heart of Florida Folk Festival,
and the San Antonio Rattlesnake Festival.

Dennis enjoys the “unplugged” and natural music created by playing
acoustic instruments. He performs and and sings with a least amount of
electronic alteration possible. He continues to study the folk music
of Florida, Irish Music, Civil War music and music of the 17th and 18th
century. Performing all his music on acoustic instruments as they were
originally created and performed.

Dennis has performed throughout the United States, playing at major festivals
and theme parks throughout the South. Some of his performance include locations like at Epcot DisneyWorld, Florida Folk Festival, Spirit of the Suwanee Festival, Wings and Strings, St Petersburg Mainsail Festival, St Petersburg First Night, Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain, Georgia and the National Civil War Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee.