Banjophony by Damien O'Kane & Ron Block
This spectacular debut duo album from Coleraine's Damien O'Kane and California's Ron Block - is probably nothing like you could imagine. This record is about the marrying of two different banjo traditions and the union of two cultures - bluegrass and Irish.
Tracklist
| 1. | Miller's Gin/Potato Anxiety | 5:14 |
| 2. | Crafty Collette | 4:39 |
| 3. | Battersea Skillet Liquor | 4:18 |
| 4. | No Harm Done | 4:28 |
| 5. | Banjophony | 5:26 |
| 6. | Ode to Aunty Frances | 4:52 |
| 7. | Trip To Portugal/Guiseppe's | 4:14 |
| 8. | Brown Eyes | 5:08 |
| 9. | The Middleton Thief/The Lobster | 4:54 |
| 10. | Phoebe's/The Banjo Strikes Back | 5:18 |
| 11. | Lucky Rogues/Frantic Inspiration | 4:05 |
| 12. | Leiper's Fork | 4:23 |
| 13. | Brian Boru's Reel | 4:22 |
| 14. | Danish Horde/S.McGee Buys the Farm | 5:48 |
| 15. | Waiting for Erin | 4:06 |
Credits
released September 5, 2023
PRODUCED BY Josh Clark, Damien O’Kane & Ron Block
ENGINEERED BY Josh Clark at Pure Studios, Yorkshire
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY Damien O’Kane at Pure Studios
O’KANE, BLOCK AND KOSKY ENGINEERED BY Joe Rusby on track 14
at Pure Studios
MIXED BY Josh Clark at Get Real Audio, Bath
STUART DUNCAN, BARRY BALES, SAM BUSH AND ETHAN JODZIEWICZ ENGINEERED BY Ron Block at Hogan’s House of Music, Franklin, Tennessee
MASTERED BY Nick Cooke
CD DESIGN BY Tom Pitts at Hand Drawn Pixels
COVER BY ALKALART
PRODUCED BY Josh Clark, Damien O’Kane & Ron Block
ENGINEERED BY Josh Clark at Pure Studios, Yorkshire
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY Damien O’Kane at Pure Studios
O’KANE, BLOCK AND KOSKY ENGINEERED BY Joe Rusby on track 14
at Pure Studios
MIXED BY Josh Clark at Get Real Audio, Bath
STUART DUNCAN, BARRY BALES, SAM BUSH AND ETHAN JODZIEWICZ ENGINEERED BY Ron Block at Hogan’s House of Music, Franklin, Tennessee
MASTERED BY Nick Cooke
CD DESIGN BY Tom Pitts at Hand Drawn Pixels
COVER BY ALKALART
License
All rights reserved.Recommendations
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Damien is a musician of many talents. He’s a singer. A very good one, too, with a relaxed, assured style that exudes natural warmth and empathy.
He’s also a brilliant banjo player. And a fine guitarist. And an ingenious arranger. Not to mention an accomplished tunemaker, researcher, bandleader and accompanist of rich imagination and fearless vision.