Half Baked

Half Baked is the upper midwest's premier purveyor of historically accurate and totally serious string band music. 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), they are five super serious professionals seriously playing super serious music.

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.

Calendar

  • April 25 | Minneapolis, MN

    Half Baked is delighted to warm up the stage for DELLA MAE at the Cedar. More info here

  • April 26 | St. Paul, MN

    Rebel Loon of Minnesota Keep on Shining - bluegrass/americana benefit show for rent relief at Celtic Junction!

  • May 6 | Minneapolis, MN


    KFAI’s Harold’s House Party at the 331, 7-9pm

  • May 16 | Rochester, MN

    Picking at the Post

  • August 7-8 | Richmond, MN

    Come join us at the Minnesota Bluegrass Festival!

  • September 25 | Winona, MN

    Boats and Bluegrass! see you at the river

Listen

here’s a few snippets with low-fi cell phone audio
to give you a sense of the vibe. check back for more video coming down the pike

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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