DETOUR is the first "rockin' country" band in Europe and is surely considered one of the most interesting band in every aspect: musically, vocally and scenically.

The band was formed by NATALIE SHELAR and JEAN MARIE PESCHIUTTA from 1986 and all its members are experienced musicians that have played in different kind of music like country-rock, country western, rock, rockabilly, blues, westcoast, hillbilly e bluegrass.

NATALIE SHELAR (from Tucson, Arizona USA, lead vocal and rhythm guitar) and JEAN MARIE PESCHIUTTA (from Paris, France, lead guitar, banjo and vocal) have been playing, writing and recording songs together for twenty years in several country and bluegrass bands (Detour, Arizona, Freewheelin', Bluegrass Rendezvous, Turquoise) and they took part in the most important European country and bluegrass festivals such as TORINO (1988), Folkest (Italy) , Toulouse Bluegrass Fest., Angers Bl. Fest., Dore L'Eglise Country Fest, CRAPONNE, NIEDERBRON, TREVILLERS, MIRANDE (2003) (FRANCIA)  , BAD ISCHL (AUSTRIA), BALVE HOHLE JAZZFESTIVAL, MARLBORO fest. (GERMANIA), THONDER fest (DANIMARCA), MILL MOUTAIN fest., GRONINGEN fest. (OLANDA), Intern. Country Festival di MELIDE , LES DIABLERETS (2002) (SVIZZERA), CEREHEXE (Belgio) etc .

They've also been featured in many TV music shows all over Europe with other well known artist like (French singer actor) Johnny Halliday.

They toured U.S.A. playing, among the others, the KFC Bl. Fest. (Kentucky), the Strawberry fest. (California) Hotel Congress (Arizona) and "The Station Inn" in Nashville/Tennessee, sharing stages and audiences with great American country and bluegrass stars like Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Chris Hillmann, Vince Gill, Nicolette Larson, The New Grass Revival, The Osborne Brothers and The Whites.

Detour sound is a mixture of rock, country, rockabilly and bluegrass remindin' some of today's top country performers like Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, Patty Loveless or Rodney Crowell.

But the musicians' strong personality and professional attitude add an unique, pleasant and tasteful flavour making every Detour's show a real entertainment for the audience.

Led by the gifted singing, impeccable playing, and honeyed harmonies of vocalists/guitarists Natalie Shelar and Jeanmarie Peschiutta, the Detour Band shimmering blend of country, americana and roots-rock made them one of the most widely acclaimed artists to emerge from the alternative country scene. It is their enthusiasm for what they do and persistence in refining both their music and stage presence that makes Detour a band with great potential.

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Co-produced by the band and Brandos drummer Tom Engels, their new album "Jukebox blown" is the clearest statement yet of The Detour Band rare balance of vintage music and contemporary attitude. It lets you hear resonant echoes of stuff from lost decades: unleashed vocal artistry emanating from swank clubs with flocked wallpaper and customized matchboxes, unhinged dance music jarring the floorboards with strong whiffs of rockabilly and honky-tonk. The band's taste in material remains as impeccable as their wardrobe.
"We draw from older music because we love it," Natalie says. "The reason we love it is because it was grand, it was simple, it was fun. That seems to be missing from today's music and also today's life. People don't seem to be having a lot of fun anymore, you know? We're all stressed out. So we look back without becoming staunch about it, without losing the fun. We take it at face value and enjoy it. We're all about enjoying yourself, and trying to entertain people. When they come to see you or put on your record, The Detour Band want to put smiles on their faces."

Think it over (Allison Moorer/Doyle Primm)
Cajun blues (Kathy Chiavola/Elisabeth Hill)
It's only love (Randy Scruggs/Mary Chapin Carpenter)
I'm a little bit lonesome (Kasey Chambers)
Up up up (Dan Hicks)
Before he kissed me (Liz Hengher / Mike Irwin)
Marjolaine (Michel Rivard & Zachary Richard)
Real fine love (John Hiatt)
The way i am (Sonny Throckmorton)
You're still standing there (Steve Earle)
Honky tonk hell (Ted Rody)
Nothing can stop me (Buddy Miller & George Jones)
Midnite train (Vince Gill)
Let's go to Vegas (Faith Hill)
I wanna go too far (Trisha Yearwood)
Wild Angels (Martina Mc Bride)
Shut up & kiss me (Mary C. Carpenter)
Those days are gone (Mark Collie)
Those words you said (Kim Richey)
What the cowgirls do (Vince Gill)
Guitars and cadillacs (Dwight Yokam)
Honky tonk man (Dwight Yokam)
Baton Rouge
Midnight Fire (H. Williams)
She is crazy for leavin'
I can't stop now
Set me up (Mark Knoffer)
Jambalaya (H. Williams)
Building bridges (Larry Willoghby-Hank De Vita)
Mind your own businness (Hank Williams)
Will the circle be unbroken (Carter)
Orange blossom special (Ervin Thomas Rouse)
Georgia rose (Bill Monroe)
Guitar town (Steve Earle)
Rocky Top (Tradiz.)
Foggy mountain breackdown (Scruggs)
Rosie (Rosanne Cash)
Any way you want my love (Peschiutta-Dawson)
Deep in the heart of Texas (Watkins)
Lynda (La Bounty-Mc Laughlin)
Is all the magic gone (Ballard)
Who's to blame (Shelar-Peschiutta)
Lousville (Brown-Gallagher)
Detour (Westmoreland)
Honky tonk song (Pierce)
Stand up (Shelar-Peschiutta-Brock)

Natalie Shelar (USA) Lead vocals, Acoustic guitars,
Jeanmarie Peschiutta (F/I)  Lead vocals, Electric guitars, Banjo, Mandolin
Manni Hollaender (D)   Bass, Backing Vocals, Harmonica
Tom Engels (D)   Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussions

Additional SPECIAL GUESTS/MUSICIANS: 
The fiddle player Joost van Es, leader of the great bluegrass band 4-Wheel Drive.

One of the most spellbinding duo in american music, Arizona singer Natalie Shelar and guitarist Jean-Marie Peschiutta, began playing together 20 years ago and still going strong.
Their musical kinship is astonishing. Like a tightrope act, the two explore the boundaries of a song, pushing at its edges while never compromising its essential nature.
In the manner of great jazz duos, Natalie and Jean-Marie inspire and urge each other on, trading lead vocals,commenting and responding, streching out and digging in.