(downloadable English & German One-Page in 'Press Kit' section) IN ENGLISH: Berlin is an unlikely place for American acoustic roots music, but that is where The New Prohibition Band has called home since July of 2007.  Some followed love, some followed music, and at least one didn’t see eye to eye with the local sheriff back home.  Steeped in the acoustic roots and bewitching mountain harmonies of the American backwoods, The New Prohibition Band tip their hats to tradition while forging their own songs with a fresh and personal perspective.  Their set mixes old ballads of love, murder, lawlessness, and betrayal with original, intimate songs about whiskey, troubles, solidarity, and of course the New Prohibition.  WARNING:  they have also been known launch into barn-burning dance tunes without provocation. AUF DEUTSCH: Berlin ist eine ungewöhnliche Stadt für amerikanische akoustische ‘roots’ Musik, doch genau dort ist die Heimat der New Prohibition Band seit Juli 2007.  Einige folgten der Liebe, einige der Musik, und mindestens einer war mit seinem Sheriff zu Hause nicht einverstanden. Durchdrungen von akustischer Roots-Musik und einnehmenden Harmonien der Bergmusik des amerikanischen Hinterlandes, zollt The New Prohibition Band der Tradition Ihren Respekt, nicht ohne ihre eigene Lieder, mit persönlichen Texten, zu spielen. Ihr Programm ist eine Mischung alter Balladen über Liebe, Mord, Gesetzlosigkeit und Verrat und eigene, berührender Lieder über Whiskey, Mühe, Solidarität und natürlich auch die neue Prohibition. VORSICHT: The New Prohibition Band kann auch jederzeit und ohne Vorwarnung mit einem Tanzlied die Scheune zum Brennen bringen. Cera Impala:  banjo, vocals Cera is the band’s fast-frailing banjo mama, and is responsible for many of TNPB’s unique and passionate compositions.  She was formerly the guitarist with the popular Northwest US band, "The Blackberry Bushes," and also fronts "The Cera Impala Project," another outlet for her prolific songwriting.  Cera studied Performing Arts at Sarah Lawrence College in NY, New York and The Evergreen State College in  Olympia, WA, and brings her consummate professionalism to every rehearsal and performance. "Dr." Dirk Ronneburg:  fiddle, vocals A hopeless addict of American acoustic roots music, Dirk has made it his mission to bring this music to Germany and to all of Europe since moving to Berlin in 2007.  In addition to his work with TNPB, Dirk lends his fiddling to "The Cera Impala Project," "Laura Bean & the Vagabonds," "The Songdogs," and has been known to appear with numerous other Berlin bands.  Before that he spent 4 years playing guitar and singing with the "Head for the Hills Bluegrass Band" from Olympia, WA.  He also likes to perform solo acoustic roots blues on an old resonator guitar.   Maciek "Wonky" Jones:  bass Maciek has been involved in so many musical projects throughout his life that we can hardly remember them all, let alone list them here.  He has played for audiences of 10,000 (and more) and for audiences of only 10 (or less).  In the 70’s he played with various assorted folk rock and punk bands in Poland, then moved to Berlin where he spent the 80’s playing with countless more folk, punk, and bluegrass bands.  He spent most of the 90’s back in Poland playing in the folk punk band "Jak Wolnosc To Wolnosc," finally returning to Berlin to find himself playing in an operetta combo, a gypsy swing band, and a bluegrass trio, which is where we found him.  He brings considerable experience and his very lively spirit to TNPB.