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BBC Folk Awards Best Musician nominee
Dan Walsh combines ‘virtuoso playing and winning songwriting’ (MORNING
STAR). Describing what Dan does is no easy task but at the heart of it
is British, Irish and American folk music delivered with a healthy dose
of funky grooves – all performed with his unique and dazzling take on
clawhammer style banjo helping to challenge all preconceptions about
the instrument. Add to all that poignant songs, astonishing musical
departures and lively humour and the result
is a truly memorable live show which has wowed audiences across the
world from intimate seated rooms to huge dancing crowds in festival
fields.
Walsh has recorded seven solo albums to
much critical acclaim. Most recently he returned to his first love and
recorded ‘O’Neill’s Tunes’ – a collection of traditional Irish tunes
played in his unique take on clawhammer style which was described as
‘expertly played’ and ‘difficult to find any fault with’ by Songlines
magazine as well as receiving airplay on BBC Radio 2. He is an in
demand performer with a hectic touring schedule in the UK, USA, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, India and throughout Europe. He has also
released two
banjo tablature books including a very successful book of
clawhammer arrangements of Irish folk tunes which inspired the
O’Neill’s album.
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