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Old Hands also features guest spots by Dirk Powell and Jerry Douglas and has been produced by dobro player Sally Van Meter. Of course none of this would matter too much if the Yonder Mountain String Band didn’t pretty much have their vocal and instrumental chops together to begin with.
Dirk Powell (born 1969) is an American fiddler, banjo player, and singer. Powell was born in Oberlin, Ohio into a family with deep Kentucky roots. He has lived in Louisiana since 1992. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo styles. [1] Powell is also a recording engineer and producer ...
About Dirk. Dirk Powell is known as a “musician’s musician” in the circle of American roots music and beyond. He learned banjo and fiddle from his Kentucky grandfather, James Clarence Hay, and has been a part of the thriving Cajun/Creole music community in Louisiana since his early 20s. He has toured and recorded with musicians such as ...
The title of this CD, Hand Me Down, places its roots firmly in the past, being tunes that, for the most part, Powell heard from his family or friends. The Powell originals are written in the traditional spirit as well, so this is indeed old-time music, with all the finest qualities of that branch of country/folk music. From the first track ...
Bringing you Dirk Powell music videos and sharing Dirk's life experiences Look for the new Dirk Powell album "When I Wait For You" on Sept 4, 2020 Pre-orders available now, as is the single "I Ain ...
Dirk Powell. “Dirk Powell is a badass. To the bone. He is, in addition to being the greatest old-time banjo player alive, a graduate student of both mountain and Cajun fiddle styles, and diatonic button accordion. He is a singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and, all in all, an artist of unique vision and unbending integrity.
Get this from a library! Old hands. [Benny Galloway; Darol Anger; Jerry Douglas; Casey Driessen; Tim O'Brien; Dirk Powell; Sally Van Meter; Yonder Mountain String Band,;]
