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Touted as one of the finest banjo players in the UK as well as being a superb singer, songwriter and guitarist, Dan Walsh is described as 'the real deal' (Uncut) and 'taking the banjo into the stratosphere' (Froots) with a unique and eclectic style taking in folk, funk, bluegrass, jazz, rock and even Arabic. Having toured the UK many times, Dan is also taking his innovative sound further afield with appearances in Germany, Canada and New Zealand to come as well as recently performing in India as part of a groundbreaking collaboration project.
As well as his solo work, Dan is fronting the Dan Walsh Band and performing with the legendary Alistair Anderson. He's also recently been on the stage or in the studio with Seth Lakeman and the Levellers as well as receiving fantastic reviews and radio airplay on both sides of the Atlantic for new album 'The Same But Different'. He also retains a passion for outreach work and through the prestigious Live Music Now scheme has performed throughout the UK in hospices, hospitals, special schools and care homes. He also teaches banjo both in person and over skype.
Latest Blog
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Sore muscles
Dear all,
Well I don't think I've ever written a blog with as much response, via comments, email or otherwise, as my last one! Thank you very much for a uniformly positive response from it. It was hard to write, and I had a very funny feeling after writing it, but I'm glad I did it and I hope it makes a difference to someone, somewhere.
Anyway, a while since a regular blog so here goes...where have I been? Well I haven't reported on a belting gig in Knighton at the Haberdashers Arms, a place I hadn't been since I was 18 when I played at the Middle of Nowhere festival which used to be held there. The gig was really great, a room put aside as the gig venue and a very attentive, responsive and amusing audience resulting in an epic Dan gig of nearly three Read more...