North and South Dakotas

The North & South Dakotas are an original folk & bluegrass band from Upstate, NY.

The five-piece band includes:
- Zack Hay (lead vocals and acoustic guitar)
- Mark Retajczyk (electric guitar and supporting vocals)
- Nayt Patenaude (dobro, mandolin, and supporting vocals)
- Colin Hunt (Bass)
- Connor Dunn (saxophone)

From quick pickin' grass tunes, to heartfelt ballads, The Dakotas bring a unique and original energy to the stage.

The band has shared the stage with:
- Sam Bush
- Deer Tick
- The Travelin' McCourys
- Cabinet
- Robert Randolph
- Jeff Austin
- The Gibson Brothers
- Twiddle
- The Mallett Brothers Band
- Trampled By Turtles
- Ryan Montbleau
- Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad.