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Banjo Dave
CONTACT

SEEKING

Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

After seeing a mind-blowing banjo player in 2007, I decided to take it up myself. I'm 100% self-taught and played a lot of gigs around the Midlands between 2008 and 2012. I taught abroad from 2012 to 2019 and played in Thailand, Russia, and Spain. After the pandemic, I moved to Belfast, where I currently live. Playing the banjo is my main occupation, although I also do digital art.

I own three banjos. I was extremely lucky and was gifted two of them by Chris Ayliffe, a talented guitarist in the folk scene. He gifted me an 'S.S. Steward' banjo from the 1880s, which gives a beautiful 'American Civil War' type of sound. I was also given a 1920s English banjo, which fills a room with its sound.

I play mostly Appalachian music, but I also do a bit of classical, bluegrass, ragtime, rock, and anything else I fancy, really! I'm open to doing any kind of performance, weddings, historical events, sessions, or gigs.

If all of this sounds good to you, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Dave

Screen name:
Banjo Dave
Member since:
Apr 08 2024
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
50 to 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
4-5 nights a week

Instrument experience:

Banjo:
Expert
Vocalist:
Moderate