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Inside the Banjoverse

by Enda Scahill

Inside the Banjoverse connects with the unique journeys of music’s most celebrated roots artists - delving into the thoughts, emotions and experiences that drive and inspire them to art and to greatness. The podcast is hosted by Enda Scahill, winner of the 2022 Steve Martin Prize for excellence in banjo, and founder of Irish crossover supergroup We Banjo 3. Enda is a multiple national champion on banjo and mandolin. He now creates the very best online learning resources for Irish tenor banjo available on his Patreon page www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Keep up with Enda's banjo journey on the following channels: Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/endascahill Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/EndaScahillMusic Learn Banjo ➡️ http://www.irishban

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  1. Katherine Mac Mághnuis - Musician, Educator and CEO of Athenry Music School

    Musician, educator, CEO of Athenry Music School with over 500 students and 42 faculty. Katherine is a force of nature, a deeply present and committed educator and music teacher, and a huge inspiration for anyone involved in music education Join me on Patreon for instant access to over 200 banjo...

  2. Brenna McMillan - Banjoist, Singer, Songwriter

    Support the podcast and join the community! http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Brenna McMillan is a banjo player and singer from Winchester, KY. Growing up, Brenna sang harmony parts in bluegrass bands, children's choirs, church choirs, and family gatherings. She began to play the banjo when...

  3. Interview with Jim Pankey, banjo teacher and player

    Support the podcast and learn banjo with me! http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Jim has been playing and teaching banjo since 1977. He has been a contributor to the premier banjo publication The Banjo Newsletter. You will also find him listed among the faculty alumni at highly esteemed...

  4. Interview with Mick Conneely, fiddle & bouzouki player

    Mick is widely regarded as one of the finest fiddle players of his generation in the Irish tradition. To date he has played, toured and recorded with many artists, most notably De Danann. In 2001 his debut solo album Selkie was released to critical acclaim on the prestigious boutique trad label…

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  5. Don Stiffe - Singer / Songwriter

    Don Stiffe is one of the greatest singer / songwriters to have emerged on the Irish Folk Scene in recent years, receiving critical acclaim and awards both at home and abroad. Don is a passionate and talented singer whose impressive performance style has moved audiences all over the world.…

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  6. Tim Chaisson of The East Pointers & Six Hearts

    🥇 Support The Podcast http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Tim Chaisson is a JUNO, multiple East Coast Music and Music PEI award winning musician from Bear River, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Along with having three successful solo albums, he sings lead vocals and plays fiddle, guitar and...

  7. Jake Eddy - Bluegrass Guitar Virtuoso

    Jake Eddy is a bluegrass guitarist born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He began his music career and lifelong addiction to the road by playing banjo professionally at the age of fourteen with bluegrass-legend Melvin Goins. His guitar playing, which is primarily influenced by bluegrass...

  8. Winifred Horan - fiddler with Solas and Reverie Road

    Winifred Horan is an American fiddler of Irish descent. After classical training, she played with the all-female Celtic music ensemble Cherish the Ladies before becoming an original member of the Irish traditional music supergroup Solas. http://www.winhoran.net https://www.reverieroadmusic.com...

  9. My Top Ten Banjo Tracks - Part II

    You can support this podcast through Patreon at www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Featured tracks: Mick Moloney - No Strings Attached - My Love is in America/The Lisdoonvarna Reel Theresa O'Grady - The Banjo'ista - Happy to Meet Sorry To Part/Padraig O'Keefe's/Paddy Fahey's Colm Naughton - The…

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  10. Jimmy Keane (Piano Accordion - Bohola/Green Fields of America)

    Irish music accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane was born in London of Irish-speaking parents from Connemara and Kerry. His late father Jimmy was a magnificent sean-nos (old style) singer, and along with young Jimmy’s mother Mary, actively encouraged him to take up traditional Irish music. Jimmy’s...

  11. Ned Luberecki (Banjo/SiriusXM Host)

    BANJO PLAYER Ned Luberecki was named Banjo Player of the Year in 2018 by the International Bluegrass Music Association. Ned is the banjo player for The Becky Buller Band and also tours with Stephen Mougin (of the Sam Bush Band) as Nedski & Mojo. Ned was formerly the banjoist for Chris Jones and…

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  12. Máirín Fahy - Fiddle (Riverdance/The Chieftains/Reeltime)

    A member of the renowned musical Fahy family, Máirín was the featured soloist with Riverdance for many years and has also guested with the multi-Grammy Award winning group The Chieftains on their many overseas tours. She has performed for millions of people worldwide. Máirín’s fiddle playing has...

  13. Cathy Jordan of Dervish

    Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player. She has led Dervish as front woman through thousands of concerts in hundreds of cities in nearly 40 countries and has 16...

  14. Mick O'Connor (Banjo)

    London’s Mick O’Connor, All Ireland winner on the tenor banjo in 1971, has been playing since 1967 and is a veteran of the great days of the London Irish music scene of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. In 2013, he was honoured by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, which bestowed its Bardic Award on him for his...

  15. Brian Finnegan (Flook/KAN

    Brian Finnegan began playing whistle at age 8 and flute at age 10 as a student of the Armagh Pipers Club. He went on to international fame with his outstanding work with supergroup Flook, and subsequently the band KAN. https://flook.co.uk/about-me/ Brian has recently released a solo album Hunger…

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  16. David Benedict - Mandolin

    Become a patron of this podcast. Visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo David Benedict is Grammy-nominated mandolinist who is quickly becoming one of the leading figures and content creators in the mandolin world today. After graduating with a mandolin music performance degree and spending a…

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  17. Tom Nechville of Nechville Banjos

    To support the podcast please visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Around age 30, young Tom Nechville was contemplating his place in the world, and decided to combine his main interest, playing the banjo, with his work experience of manufacturing, design and engineering. The result of his self...

  18. My Top Ten Banjo Tracks (The First Take!)

    🥇 Support the Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo What are my Top Ten All Time favourite banjo tracks? Jeez that's a big ask. And I'll probably pick a different ten every time the question comes up! So here's a good stab at it. What do you think? Gerry O'Connor - Funk The Cajun…

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  19. Emma Langford - Limerick Singer-Songwriter

    To support this podcast please visit www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Emma Langford was awarded the RTÉ Folk Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2018, and in following years was twice nominated for Best Folk Singer. She received the Music Network RESONATE residency and Arts Council Agility Award in...

  20. Brian McGrath - Irish Tenor Banjo Player

    🥇 Support the Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Brian McGrath comes from Brookeborough, Co. Fermanagh, an area steeped in traditional music. Brian’s first professional work was with Dervish. He then joined Four Men And A Dog and played on the award-winning album Barking Mad. He...

  21. Mohsen Amini - "The Noblest Art is is that of making others happy"

    Four time BBC Radio award winner Mohsen Amini from Glasgow, Scotland is one of the fastest growing names in the traditional world. He continuously tours with firebrands Talisk & the supergroup Imar, appearing in all corners of the globe at world leading festivals including closing out Saturday...

  22. An Interlude

    The podcast is taking a short break as We Banjo 3 heads out on our first major tour in 2 years. I will be producing more podcast episodes later in Spring. However, I am also launching a brand new Patreon channel focused entirely on Irish tenor banjo and this podcast. If you'd like to support the...

  23. I Want You To Meet (ME!) with Jasmine Faulk Dickerson

    This time I'm in the hot seat on the I Want You To Meet podcast with Jasmine Faulk Dickerson Make sure to check out Jasmine's other shows https://www.jasminfaulkdickerson.com/iwantyoutomeet Part of PAntheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  24. Episode 23: Kieran Hanrahan

    The last from the American Banjo Museum series, the Superfluous Fifth String is banjo supernova Kieran Hanrahan. Broadcaster, radio host and tenor banjo player, Kieran is a renowned musician and founder of famed Irish band Stockton's Wing. Hanrahan is also an assistant lecturer at the…

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  25. Episode 22: Pauline Conneely

    Pauline was born in Bedford, England, the daughter of Irish parents from Connemara and Longford, raised in a family steeped in Irish music, dance and culture. As a young girl she achieved great success, becoming a champion Irish step dancer before turning her focus to music. Under the tutelage of...

  26. Episode 21: Damien O'Kane

    Damien O'Kane is 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. Hailing from Coleraine in Northern Ireland, Damien now lives in the UK with his…

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  27. Episode 20: Martin Howley

    Holder of 7 “All Ireland” titles and the first Irish banjo player to play the hallowed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Martin grew up on a steady diet of Irish and American folk, love of music passed down by his father, Martin, a great folk singer. He has performed with the Chieftains, Carlos Nunez,...

  28. Episode 19: Seamus Egan

    It’s hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading composers...

  29. Episode 18: Theresa O'Grady - The Banjoista

    All Ireland champion, renowned teacher, brilliant Irish tenor banjo player and hugely entertaining story teller, Theresa O'Grady has it all! Theresa and I go way back and have even competed against each other in banjo competitions (she won, I'm not a little bit sore about it 25 years later!!!)…

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  30. Episode 17: Daniel Neely - banjo player, ethnomusicologist, music writer

    I've known Dan a long time now, we first met in Galway when I brought him salmon fishing. Fishing, not catching it must be said, but we've become firm friends over the years. Dan is a banjo player and ethnomusicologist, a protegé of Professor Mick Moloney, a music writer for the Irish Echo and…

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  31. Episode 16: Nora Brown - clawhammer banjo

    Nora plays old-time traditional music with a particular interest in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee banjo playing. Along with the banjo she also sings traditional unaccompanied ballads from southeast Appalachia and beyond. She has played at numerous venues and festivals on the East Coast including...

  32. Episode 15: John Carty - Irish fiddle and banjo

    John Carty is one of Ireland's best loved musicians. His unique style of fiddle and banjo playing has been lauded internationally for many years. John is a true gentleman of the tradition, and his impish humour is reflected in his incredible playing and exquisite variations and ornamentation....

  33. Episode 14: Alison Brown

    I didn't necessarily expect that a banjo player of such renown as Alison Brown (rhyme intended!) was also a Harvard educated MBA until she got side tracked by bluegrass music and Alison Krauss. It's a fascinating story, and as someone who left the "permanent and pensionable" job to pursue music,...

  34. Episode 13: Joanne O'Connor - Irish Tenor Banjo

    Joanne and I go way back, having come up through the life universities of The Willie Clancy summer school and the Fleadh Cheoil competitions in Ireland. We've had great fun over the years knocking head over our differing opinions on the virtue of playing polkas on a banjo. I'm not a fan, but…

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  35. Episode 12: Tony Trischka

    Tony Trischka has an illustrious and storied career in bluegrass music. He's such a well known and well loved musician that it's easy to forget what a stellar and expansive career Tony has had. A true innovator, picking outside the box for many decades, Tony has wisdom, experience and many tales…

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  36. Episode 11: Abigail Washburn

    It's summer time in Nashville, folks are mowing lawns and Abigail is hiding on the front porch taking some well deserved time away from motherhood to chat about all things banjo! This is a delightful conversation, Abigail showing her true spirit of kindness, integrity and honesty. Her journey to…

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  37. Episode 10: Lisa Canny - Irish Tenor Banjo, Harp, Singer, Songwriter

    I had a lot of fun interviewing the effervescent Lisa Canny, she's high energy, high achieving, genre defying and very funny. A Mayo native, Lisa is a 7 time national champion on multiple instruments, yet despite spending her nascent years steeped in traditional Irish music she has gone on to...

  38. Episode 9: Ron Block

    The musician's musician is a phrase bandied around a lot but it's a fitting cap for virtuoso Ron Block. Ron's practice regimes are legendary and he's equally well known for being simply an all round decent human being. I've always been taken with his curious nature, his goodwill and openness to...

  39. Episode 8: Béla Fleck

    Have we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his...

  40. Episode 7: Natalie McMaster - Cape Breton Fiddling Legend

    Natalie McMaster is a world-renowned Cape Breton-style fiddler and one of the nicest musicians you could ever hope to meet. She has toured with The Chieftains, Carlos Santana, and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. One time live on stage at a festival, I took her shoes off mid-tune....

  41. Episode 6: Sierra Hull

    Grammy nominee, mind-melting mandolin playing, singer, songwriter, child prodigy...... what more can be said of Sierra Hull? Oh right, she's incredibly kind and friendly too! Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists, exploring the minds,...

  42. Episode 5: Mike Hanrahan - Singer, Songwriter and Chef

    Stockton's Wing is one of Ireland's legendary genre-defining bands, one of the first to truly popularise traditional music, earning deserved commercial success in the process. Mike is the guitarist, songwriter, and singer with the band and has also had huge success performing with Ronnie Drew of...

  43. Episode 4: David Munnelly - The "Bullet from Belmullet"

    Almost as far to the left of Ireland as you can go is a very small, wild townland called Belmullet, Co Mayo. The remoteness and deeply earthy Atlantic resonance permeate the music of David Munnelly, one of Irish music's most celebrated accordion players. This conversation is very real, sincere…

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  44. Episode 3: Yes, It's the Tim Edey Episode!

    Multi-instrumentalist, savant, genius, wizard are some of the terms used to describe the beautifully honest and funny musician Tim Edey. A truly eclectic multi-laned mind if ever there was one! Inside The Banjoverse takes you on a journey with some of folk music’s most celebrated artists…

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  45. Episode 1: Gerry O'Connor - Tenor Banjo Legend

    The Wall Street Journal has described Gerry O'Connor as "the single best four string banjoist in the history of Irish Music". He is renowned for his innovative, technical wizardry and is widely regarded as one of the most important Irish banjo players of all time. We take a lot at Gerry's humble...

  46. Episode 2: Ross Holmes of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

    From Cadillac Sky and Chessboxer to Mumford & Sons, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, and now Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Texan-born Ross Holmes takes us on a winding, winsome journey from competition fiddling to gracing the stage with some of the biggest acts in the world. Inside The Banjoverse takes...

  47. Inside The Banjoverse - Season 1 Trailer

    Inside the Banjoverse connects with the unique journeys of music’s most celebrated roots artists - delving into the thoughts, emotions and experiences that drive and inspire them to art and to greatness. Hosted by We Banjo 3’s Enda Scahill––Ireland’s four-time banjo champion and a self-confessed...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Inside the Banjoverse connects with the unique journeys of music’s most celebrated roots artists - delving into the thoughts, emotions and experiences that drive and inspire them to art and to greatness. The podcast is hosted by Enda Scahill, winner of the 2022 Steve Martin Prize for excellence in banjo, and founder of Irish crossover supergroup We Banjo 3. Enda is a multiple national champion on banjo and mandolin. He now creates the very best online learning resources for Irish tenor banjo available on his Patreon page www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo

Keep up with Enda's banjo journey on the following channels:

Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/endascahill

Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/EndaScahillMusic

Learn Banjo ➡️ http://www.irishban

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