What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
I'm new to Irish banjo world, so I hope I'm not limiting myself by referring to what I play as Irish trad. At any rate, I'm finding a lot of wonderful Irish trad banjo music out there. Currently, I'm enjoying the playing of Gerry O'Connor. What I recently discovered is that he's using a non-traditional tenor banjo tuning: CGDA
I think most of we mortals use GDAE for our tuning. I know I do.
Who are your favorites? Who has influenced you?
Apr-23-2016, 2:58pm
Longblackveil
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
If you haven't checked out Angelina Carberry you need to! Her album with Martin Quinn is what made me want to play tenor. A raucous rolling album if I ever heard one :P
Apr-23-2016, 4:31pm
Jill McAuley
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
Yes, anything by Angelina Carberry is a must have! I also love the playing of John Carty, and Enda Scahill, and just downloaded a great album by American tenor banjo player Dave Cory and Eliot Grasso, called North by Northwest. Dave is a lovely player and coincidentally is the person who restored by Triple X tenor, as he was working with my luthier Lewis Santer at the time. Dave has also played live with Marla Fibish in the past.
Apr-23-2016, 7:38pm
MzLoretta
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
Oh yes, Angelina Carberry .... how could I forget to mention her? She was actually my introduction to Irish tenor banjo playing; she's fabulous. I also love Enda Scahill and John Carty. Dave Cory and Eliot Grasso are new names to me. Time to get to some serious listening.
Apr-24-2016, 5:23am
Martin Ohrt
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
Oh, I think i'll have to do some research - never heard of all the names you mentioned!
Gerry O'Connor's style is great, very colourful. And quite different from the more straightforward style of my Irish Tenor-Hero Barney McKenna.
It's him who brought me to the Irish Banjo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqO020o-WME
Apr-24-2016, 1:11pm
BBarton
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
Brian McGrath, Angelina Carberry, John Carty, Kieran Hanrahan, Stevie Dunne, Brian Kelly, Enda Scahill, Adrian McAuliffe, to name some ... the first three are my favourites.
Apr-24-2016, 6:14pm
Brian Shaw
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I am a fan of John Carty
Apr-25-2016, 10:52am
Irish
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You might like Brona Graham. Check her out on YouTube . She is a fantastic Irish banjo player.
Apr-25-2016, 1:26pm
Jill McAuley
Re: What Irish Traditional Banjo Player(s) have influenced you?
Yes Brona Graham is awesome, love her playing!
Apr-25-2016, 1:32pm
Jill McAuley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MzLoretta
Oh yes, Angelina Carberry .... how could I forget to mention her? She was actually my introduction to Irish tenor banjo playing; she's fabulous. I also love Enda Scahill and John Carty. Dave Cory and Eliot Grasso are new names to me. Time to get to some serious listening.
Here's a set from the Dave Cory & Eliot Grasso CD: