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Sep 3, 2020 · Lafayette’s Dirk Powell often plays the role of a remarkably versatile band member. A multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer, his supporting player work has included Eric Clapton ...
“ Powell is a Louisiana-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and his new album, “When I Wait for You,” draws on Cajun and Celtic roots, and more. There are rustic echoes of The Band, whose eponymous album came out the year Powell was born, and his singing recalls both Levon Helm and Richard Manuel.
My original song, I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly, now available on Compass Records: https://CompassRecords.lnk.to/yGTumFrom the album "When I Wait For You" rel...
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The Blackest Crow. Songs from the Mountain · 1994. Just Before the Battle, Mother / Farewell, Mother. Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War · 2013. La Terre Tremblante. In the Electric Mist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2009. Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry.
Sep 25, 2020 · Powell recorded those projects and many others at his Cypress House Studio, in a pre-Civil War-era building on the edge of Bayou Teche in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, outside of Lafayette.
Aug 27, 2013 · Dirk Powell has expanded on the deeply rooted sounds of his Appalachian heritage to become one of the preeminent traditional American musicians of his generation. In addition to his widely influential solo recordings, he has recorded and performed with artists such as Levon Helm, Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson ...
