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Dan Walsh

About Me

'The best banjo player I've seen in Britain' - Don Wayne Reno, Hayseed Dixie
'Dan is just about as rock and roll as you can get with a banjo' - Leon Hunt
'The UK’s finest clawhammer banjoist' - Bath Banjo Festival
'A rising star of the new generation' - Spalding Folk Club
'The most remarkable musician I've ever seen' - Anthony Simpson, BBC
Touted as the finest banjo player in the UK, Dan Walsh is an eclectic and exciting musician with a unique style taking in folk, funk, bluegrass, jazz, rock and even Arabic. Also a singer and guitarist, he has performed throughout the UK at festivals, theatres and folk clubs including the Southbank Centre, the Sage Gateshead, Broadstairs Folk Week, Solfest and Towersey and a busy year ahead includes appearances at Sidmouth Folk Week and London's Barbican. His debut CD 'Tomorrow's Still To Come' is out now on all major internet outlets.
As well as his explosive solo performances, Dan works with sensational harmonica player Will Pound, bluegrassesers Mother's Ruin, singer Kathryn Davidson, fiddler/singer Christi Andropolis and trios Land or Sea and 100 Man Orchestra.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/04/2006
Band Website: Coming soon...
Band Members: WILL POUND AND DAN WALSH
Will Pound: Harmonica
Dan Walsh: Banjo, Vocals
MOTHER'S RUIN:
Dan Walsh: Vocals, Banjo, Bodhran
Bethany Coyle: Vocals, Guitar
Matt Price: Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki, Dobro
Tom Cronin: Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar
THE HUNDRED MAN ORCHESTRA:
Dan Walsh: Banjo
Kieran Szifris: Flute
John Proud: Bass
KATHRYN DAVIDSON AND DAN WALSH
Kathryn Davidson: Vocals
Dan Walsh: Banjo, Guitar
LAND OR SEA
Laura Grime: Fiddle
Michael Hayward: Clarinet, Whistle, Saxophone, Fiddle
Dan Walsh: Guitar, Banjo
Influences: (In no order whatsoever): Alison Krauss and Union Station, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Stones, Fairfield Four, Northern Harmony, Slade, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Tom McRae, Momo Wandel Soumah, Abazalwane Base Wesile, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Level 42, Madness, Kirsty MacColl, Dave Arthur/Rattle On The Stovepipe, Sting/The Police, Ken Perlman, Cordelia's Dad, Martin Simpson, Nickel Creek, Bluetones, Cast, Oasis, REM, Spin Doctors, Bela Fleck/The Flecktones, Blue Highway, Earl Scruggs, Mountain Heart, Jerry Douglas, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Tom Adams, Alison Brown, Hot Club Of Cowtown, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Flanagan, Memphis Slim, Ry Cooder, Ali Farke Toure, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Led Zeppellin, Los Lobos, Rising Sons, Muddy Waters, Rory Gallagher, Andy Irvine, Davy Spillane, Beausoleil, Los Van Van, Manu Chao, Hamza El Din, Kate Rusby, AL Lloyd, Amazing Blondel, Albion Band, Fairport Convention, Levellers, Oysterband, The Duhks, Pulari, Cherifa, Zedashe, Black Lab, Iron Maiden, Guns'n'Roses, Muse, Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Chieftains, Cormac Breathnach, Cran/Desi Wilkinson, Danu, Dubliners, Flook, Four Men And A Dog, Gerry O'Connor, Lunasa, Nomos/John Spillane, Planxty, Bothy Band, Kila, Celtic Feet, Corrs, Horslips, Jethro Tull, Saw Doctors, Real Big Fish, Toss The Feathers, Alfred Ellis, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Buddy Rich, Chris Barber, Louis Armstrong, Herbie Hancock, Gordon Goodwin, John Coltrane, Jools Holland, Peter O'Brien, Pink Martini, Franz Ferdiand, KT Tunstall, The Coral, The Zutons, Keane, Maroon 5, Alistair Anderson, Jez Lowe, Andy May, Kathryn Tickell, Stranglers, Clash, Greenday, Desmond Dekker, UB40, Bob Marley, Hothouse Flowers, Paul Thorn, Picture House, Inka, Strehenbaum, Catriona McKay, Shoormal, Unusual Suspects, Tartan Amoebas, Battlefield Band, Runrig, Wolfstone, Peatbog Faeries, Otis Redding, Amauta, Crooked Still, Sleepy John Estes, Seal
Sounds Like: 'Big Country' written by Bela Fleck, arranged by Dan Walsh. Filmed by Dennis Harrison. 'Mwasah' - Egyptian tune arranged by Dan Walsh. Filmed by Dennis Harrison.
Record Label: Shankly Records (own label)
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

BBC Radio Newcastle feature and ITV

I will be appearing tomorrow on BBC Radio Newcastle on the drive programme. The programme is 4-5.30 and I shall be on around 4.45. Feel free to have a listen the frequency is 94.5 FM or online! Mother...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT

BBC Tyne feature article now online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/people_and_places/music/ newsid_8268000/8268949.stmClick the above to read an article by the BBC's Ben Holland on me!Cheers,Dan
Posted by on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Tomorrow's Still To Come available on Amazon MP3, iTunes, CD Baby or by mail order

DAN WALSH - TOMORROW'S STILL TO COMEThis album is now available in both digital and physical form from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DanWalsh2 and digitally from Amazon and iTunes. It is also available fro...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:18:00 GMT