Half Baked
Bluegrass
Half Baked is a new-ish bluegrass project comprised of veteran Twin Cities musicians Liz Ashworth (La Plant Road), resident mandolin phenom, flat picking champion Clint Birtzer (High 48s, Sawtooth), Wisconsin banjo prodigy David Robinson (High 48s, formerly Monroe Crossing), sweet and saucy Rina Rossi on bass (Steam Machine, Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee), and fiddle champ AJ Srubas (Steam Machine, Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee).
Originally assembled for a one-time only Kenny Baker tribute show, they had way too much fun playing together and decided they better find some excuse to continue. The project has expanded beyond it’s Baker tune origins to explore a wide variety of traditional and contemporary bluegrass repertoire, including vocal duets, trios, and quartets, instrumentals, and everything from trad grass to mash grass to whatever else they feel like playing.
They’re enjoying not taking themselves too seriously, though they are serious about how much fun they have playing together, and they’re enjoying getting to share that with audiences at their bi-monthly residency and beyond.
Upcoming Shows
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March 15 | St. Paul, MN
The next installment of the Half Baked residency. 4-6pm at the Midway Saloon! -
April 5 | St. Paul, MN
Second to last Midway Saloon residency. 4-6pm! These have been such a fun time. Hope you can catch them before they’re done! -
May 6 | Minneapolis, MN
KFAI’s Harold’s House Party at the 331, 7-9pm
Midway Saloon Residency
Come by and see us at the Midway Saloon, every 1st and 3rd Sunday from Nov through April 2026
Listen
bear with us as we work on some higher quality video.
for now here’s a few snippets with low-fi cell phone audio
to give you a rough sense of the vibe
Daley’s Reel - Half Baked at Happy Productions, February 2026
Rain Please Go Away - Half Baked at Happy Productions, February 2026
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