We Banjo 3
Award-Winning Irish Old-Time Bluegrass Music & Song
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IRISH TIMES TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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New Group of the Year & Concert of the Year Winners - liveIreland.com
We Banjo 3 will sweep the boards in 2013 as the hottest thing in the tradition. Get on board early, as they are a stunning example of current brilliance in trad. Every few years there is a massive explosion of a new group on to the scene. This one is occurring right now. Fantastic stuff from young, master musicians.
We Banjo 3 will sweep the boards in 2013 as the hottest thing in the tradition. Get on board early, as they are a stunning example of current brilliance in trad. Every few years there is a massive explosion of a new group on to the scene. This one is occurring right now. Fantastic stuff from young, master musicians.
"Count yourself among the fortunate. You are about to hear something new, something fresh, something daring, something that befits the bright, flamboyant spirit of the banjo itself"
Paul F Wells, Director Emeritus, Mid Tennessee State University
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"They were absolutely the hottest show at this year's Irish Fest in Milwaukee...the weekend featured the birth of a new force in Irish music"
Bill Margeson, Music Writer, LiveIreland.com |
“Three ultra-talented Irish performers .....
freshness and finesse bordering on magical” Earle Hitchner, Music Writer, Wall Street Journal |
Exciting Invigorating Virtuosic Banjo Music & Song
Enda Scahill
Martin Howley
David Howley
Fergal Scahill
We Banjo 3 have just been granted the prestigious Music Network Young Musicwide Award, a professional development award for the best and brightest young music ensembles.
Featuring 3 tenor banjos, fiddle, mandolins, tenor guitars, guitars, banjolin and vocals WeBanjo3 combine Irish music with Old-Time American, Ragtime and Bluegrass to produce an exciting, fun, invigorating sound guaranteed to thrill audiences.
Tenor banjoist Enda Scahill has been in the music performance and recording business for many years and has toured extensively in the US and Europe. He has now teamed up with Ireland’s hottest young banjo players, brothers Martin and David Howley. With over 10 All-Ireland titles to their name, Martin and David bring scintillating rhythm, verve and innovation to their music. Add in the worldclass multi-instrumentalist Fergal Scahill on fiddle, guitar and bodhran and whole melting pot comes alight!
We Banjo 3 play with swing and soul, effortlessly combining the best of Irish and Bluegrass banjo music, mining the rich vein of the American Old Time tradition and thoroughly reinventing the banjo band sound. Modern rhythms, traditional melodies, virtuosic technique and innovative arrangements of music and song add up to an incredible feast of banjo and mandolin music – guaranteed to put a smile on your face and get your feet tapping
Martin Howley
David Howley
Fergal Scahill
- Tenor Banjo
- Vocals
- Fiddle
- Guitar
- Mandolin
- Tenor Guitar
We Banjo 3 have just been granted the prestigious Music Network Young Musicwide Award, a professional development award for the best and brightest young music ensembles.
Featuring 3 tenor banjos, fiddle, mandolins, tenor guitars, guitars, banjolin and vocals WeBanjo3 combine Irish music with Old-Time American, Ragtime and Bluegrass to produce an exciting, fun, invigorating sound guaranteed to thrill audiences.
Tenor banjoist Enda Scahill has been in the music performance and recording business for many years and has toured extensively in the US and Europe. He has now teamed up with Ireland’s hottest young banjo players, brothers Martin and David Howley. With over 10 All-Ireland titles to their name, Martin and David bring scintillating rhythm, verve and innovation to their music. Add in the worldclass multi-instrumentalist Fergal Scahill on fiddle, guitar and bodhran and whole melting pot comes alight!
We Banjo 3 play with swing and soul, effortlessly combining the best of Irish and Bluegrass banjo music, mining the rich vein of the American Old Time tradition and thoroughly reinventing the banjo band sound. Modern rhythms, traditional melodies, virtuosic technique and innovative arrangements of music and song add up to an incredible feast of banjo and mandolin music – guaranteed to put a smile on your face and get your feet tapping
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