Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell
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Artist: Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell
- Angeline the Baker/John Henry - Tony Furtado, Traditional
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Tony Furtado, Traditional
- The Sloes of Penybanc - Tony Furtado, Furtado, Tony
- Roustabout/Jack Wilson - Tony Furtado, Traditional
- Lonesome John - Tony Furtado, Traditional
- La Pointe Two-Step - Tony Furtado, Powell, Dirk
- Irina s Waltz - Tony Furtado, Powell, Dirk
- Boneyard - Tony Furtado, Furtado, Tony
- La Valse de Frank Roi/The Wandering Aces Special - Tony Furtado, Traditional
- Bane s Grave - Tony Furtado, Furtado, Tony
- Courtney s Promise - Tony Furtado, Furtado, Tony
- Irish Medley: The Roscommon Reel/O Rourkes /The Famous Ballymote - Tony Furtado, Traditional
Tony Furtado and Dirk Powell wonderfully combine bluegrass, Cajun, old-time, and Celtic sounds to forge a melodic, eclectic, and vibrant album. A two-time Grand National Banjo Champion, Furtado also picks up the guitar on more than half of the dozen songs, with Powell accompanying him on either fiddle, piano, accordion, or banjo. The duo covers a lot of ground musically with a blend of moods and styles that results in an innovative yet lyrical pastiche. Listen for Primus percussionist Brain on the spoons for an example of such originality. The album benefits from the unique pairings of traditional tunes such as Angeline the Baker/John Henry, Roustabout/Jack Wilson, and the Irish medley The Roscommon Reel/O Rourkes /The Famous Ballymote. However, it s at its best when Furtado plays slide guitar on a couple of swampy originals that make your mouth water for Cajun crawfish. --Andrew Scales
Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell - This is Tony s best work to this date with an outstanding cajun artist Dirk Powell. If you ever have a chance to see Tony live, jump at the chance. From your loyal fans in Montana!
Beautiful, well played, flows from beginning to end - One of the best albums I ve produced!!!!!! Tony and Dirk are masters of their instruments. Check out Brain s performance on some of these cuts.