Irish Banjo, by Nicholas Davis

Irish Banjo

by Nicholas Davis

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1.	Banish Misfortune 03:38	buy track
2.	Road to Lisdoonvarna/Swallowtail Jig/Kesh Jig/Morrison's Jig 04:00	buy track
3.	The Butterfly 03:09	buy track
4.	Phroinsias' Mazurkas 03:56	buy track
5.	Maid Behind the Bar - Merry Blacksmith 04:24	buy track
6.	The Orphan Jig/Beare Island Reel 03:28	buy track
7.	The Whole Chicken in the Soup 02:17	buy track
8.	Rileanna 02:43	buy track
9.	Germans 04:28	buy track
10.	Butlers of Glen Avenue/Roaring Barmaid 03:36	buy track
11.	The Maid at the Spinning Wheel 03:36	buy track
12.	Willafjord 01:38	buy track
13.	Red Haired Boy/Tuttle's Reel/The High Reel 05:08	buy track
14.	Silver Spear 03:21	buy track

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released March 17, 2024

Musicians:

Nicholas Davis: Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, Guitars, Bass

Matthew Davis: 5-string Banjo

Kathleen Roche: Fiddle, Bohdran, Guitar (14)

Julian Kwasniewski: Renaissance Lute

Ryan Yang: Shruti Box, Cajon

Mark Fluehr: Irish Tin Whistle

Sonja Whisman: Fiddle (2) (13)

Christopher Hattrup: Guitar (12)

Meraiah Martinez: Shruti Box (12)

Big thanks to:

All the musicians that made this possible.

My parents- Vicki and Joachim Davis, for hosting Matthew and me in Tennesse over Christmas where we recorded Tracks 1 and 5.

My mentors - David Agee, Mike Metzger, for assisting in tenor banjo purchases. My Uncles Joe and Jeff for their musical influence and support.

St. Martin's Academy, where I learned many of these tunes while assisting David Agee's Irish music class.

Nana Doris and Papa Jake Couch for gifting me my first tenor banjo.

Immaculate Conception Church Keys contra-dance band in Omaha, NE.

Sam Adams for transporting musicians from Omaha and assistant producing (Tracks 2 & 13)

St. Francis Chapel of Lincoln, NE Men's Group and Young Adult Group for providing input on mixes in-progress.

Jim Knuth at Midwest Sound & Lighting for allowing me to acquire a Shure Unidyne 55S vintage microphone (Track 7).

Matthew Davis for assisting with tenor banjo setup and loaning me a Grace preamp.

Karl Smakula and Jed Clark for assisting with my Englehart Upright Bass purchase.

Instrument brands (not a sponsor)- Northfield Mandolins, Collings Guitars, Ome Banjos, Paramount Banjos (Track 14), B&D Banjos, Smakula Fretted Instruments and Elderly Instruments for goatskin banjo heads, Englehart Bass, Gibson Guitars, Fender Amplifiers

Gear brands (not a sponsor)- AirCare Humidifiers, D'Addario Strings, Bluechip Picks, MicParts, Oktava Microphones, AKG Microphones, Audix Microphones, RME Audio, Cakewalk DAW by Bandlab, Ashly Audio Power Amplifiers and Processing, Adam Audio Studio Monitors, Smaart measurement software.

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