Grassworks Bluegrass Band

Grassworks is a family band with roots in Atlantic Canadian bluegrass that go back nearly 100 years. Four (4) generations of the family are still active on the Atlantic Canadian bluegrass circuit. Grassworks preforms traditional, modern, and original bluegrass music. In demand in the their community, Grassworks has performed at many Bluegrass Festivals in Atlantic Canada, as well as many community shows and events and on the local cable television. These musicians bring polished performances and outstanding musicianship to every show.

In January 2007 the band release its first CD, which is a compilation of tunes written by band members, Nathan, Warren and Dana. The CD  is entitled "HOME, All Original" and includes "Ruby" and "Home" which are songs requested by audiences wherever Grassworks plays. The CD has aired on both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Bluegrass radio Programs.
 


Nerissa and Warren Beeler bring a combined 50 years of bluegrass performing experience to the band. Nerissa's powerful vocals and Warren's award winning bass paying provide a solid core to the band's sound. Nerissa has performed with numerous bluegrass bands, church choirs,and community choirs. Warren has been a member of notable bands such as Close to Home and Grassfire. Warren won the ECBMA Bass Player of he year in 1996. He has been nominated twice for the ECBMA composer of the Year, for songs such as Home, John 3:16, and Norman's Gun.

Warren and Nerissa's daughters, Teresa and Dana, provide harmony as only a family can. They are both experienced musicians, even at their young ages and have been singing and performing most of their lives. Dana wrote her first "hit" (Ruby) when she was 16 and continues to add her originals to the band's repertoire. 

Although Diane Clarke was a newcomer to the Bluegrass scene when she joined Grassworks, she was and is widely considered one of the finest musical educators in Nova Scotia. Diane provides excellent rhythm guitar for the band.

Nathan Beeler plays mandolin and lead guitar with the band. Nathan cut his bluegrass teeth with Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band and Shady Lane and has performed with such eclectic groups as Scotia Brass and Symphony Nova Scotia. 

Cleve Beeler is a very well respected musician throughout the Canadian bluegrass world. After more then forty years playing bass in such bands as Surefire, Kopper Kettle, and the award winning Grassfire, Cleve decided to take up the challenge of learning the Banjo. Cleve felt that Grassworks needed a banjo; and since he met the criteria of being a family member(father to Warren and Nathan), at the age of 65, he started to learn the banjo.