Stomping Cactus is Brielle Petrie and Isaac Geslison, a bluegrass and old-time folk duo from Salt Lake City. We play original songs and traditional tunes on banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle, with close country harmonies.
We play weddings, private parties, corporate events, festivals, venues and house concerts. Book us as a duo, trio with bass, or full band.
For weddings we play the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. We take requests, and we'll learn your first-dance song.
Our debut album, Stomping Cactus, Vol. I, came out on Westmoon Records in 2025. We've played festivals in Europe and Utah stages like Kilby Court, Live Daybreak, the Utah Honey Harvest Festival and KRCL 90.9 FM.
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Two musicians, four instruments: Isaac on guitar and banjo, Brielle on mandolin, fiddle and guitar, with both of us singing harmony. Want a bigger sound? Add a bass player, or book the full band.
We play our own songs from our 2025 album alongside traditional bluegrass and old-time tunes and covers. We take requests and will learn your song.
The sound is acoustic and easygoing. It works as background music for a dinner, cocktail hour or party, and it holds up as a listening show at a venue or festival. We can keep the volume low for conversation or play it up for a dancing crowd.
For weddings we can play the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception.
As a duo we take up little room and set up quickly. We bring our own instruments and can plug into your sound system, or bring our own PA for an extra fee.
Stomping Cactus is a Salt Lake City acoustic duo featuring Brielle Petrie and Isaac Geslison. The two have played together for years, first in bands including the Copper Kettle Band and BYU's Mountain Strings, and now write original songs rooted in traditional bluegrass and old-time folk. Banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle trade the lead under country-style harmony vocals, and the result is laid-back and nostalgic.
In 2025 the duo released their debut album, Stomping Cactus, Vol. I, on Westmoon Records: ten original songs led by the singles "Mississippi" and "Battle Mountain." Isaac engineered and mixed the record, David Baker mastered it, and friends from the Utah roots scene joined in on fiddle, pedal steel, bass and drums. The album art is by illustrator Ginny Cunningham.
Stomping Cactus has performed at folk festivals across Europe and at venues and festivals throughout Salt Lake and Utah Counties, including Kilby Court and the Live Daybreak Summer Concert Series.
Inputs: two vocal mics and two DI inputs (one each for Brielle and Isaac).
Monitors: one wedge each if available.
Instruments: acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, all our own.
No sound system at your event? We can bring our own PA for an extra fee.
Originals (from our 2025 album)
Mississippi
Battle Mountain
High on the Mountain
By the Balsam Tree
Rainbow on Cinnamon Ridge
Own Little Paradise
Dress of Gold
Traveler's Hymn
Beet Digger
Homebody
Covers
Tear My Stillhouse Down (Gillian Welch)
Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar)
Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
When You Say Nothing at All (Keith Whitley / Alison Krauss)
Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
I Will (Alison Krauss)
In Spite of Ourselves (John Prine & Iris DeMent)
You Are My Sunshine (traditional)
Jackson (Johnny Cash & June Carter)
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms (traditional)
Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show)
Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
Plus traditional bluegrass and old-time tunes. We take requests.
2 vocal mics (if using venue sound)
2 DI inputs (if using venue sound)
Power outlet for each musician
Monitors, if available
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