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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,;]
- Boulder, CO : Frog Pad Records, [2003] ℗2003
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 ...
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.
A band knows they’ve made the big time — at least in bluegrass and old-timey circles — when Tim O’Brien and Darol Anger start guesting on their latest album. Old Hands also features guest spots by Dirk Powell and Jerry Douglas and has been produced by dobro player Sally Van Meter.
Powell’s new album, WHEN I WAIT FOR YOU contains 13 tracks, all but one of which are original. The songs showcase Powell’s gritty vocals—reminiscent of Levon Helm in one moment and his mentor and former father-in-law, Cajun legend Dewey Balfa, in the next—and penchant for catchy melody set against a soundscape of fiddles, accordion, whistles, harmonica, and rhythm section.
Bringing you Dirk Powell music videos and sharing Dirk's life experiencesLook for the new Dirk Powell album "When I Wait For You" on Sept 4, 2020Pre-orders a...
