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Dirk Powell
12+ albums
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about
Dirk Powell is an American fiddler and banjo player and considered one of the world's leading experts on traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo styles. He has won four Grammy Awards and has recorded with a variety of artists including Rhiannon Giddens, Loretta Lynn, Irma Thomas, Tim O'Brien, Kyle Carey and Eric Clapton. As well as he solo work, Powell is a founding member of the Cajun group Balfa Toujours and has recorded as Dirk Powell, Tim O'Brien & John Herrmann and as Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell. T-Bone Burnett said of Powell that he has "great subtlety, tremendous feel, and he’s very loose and very modern, in the best sense of the word.” Powell has expanded on the deeply rooted sounds of his Appalachian heritage to become one of the preeminent traditional American musicians of his generation. In addition to acclaimed releases on Rounder Records, he’s recorded and performed with artists such as Loretta Lynn, playing several instruments on her Grammy-winning release “Van Lear Rose,” Sting, Jack White, Levon Helm, Jewel, T-Bone Burnett, Ralph Stanley, and Linda Ronstadt, among others. His ability to unite the essence of his culture with modern sensibilities has led to work with many of today's greatest film directors, including Anthony Minghella, Spike Lee, Ang Lee, Victor Nuñez, Steve James, and Edward Burns. His live performances of powerful Appalachian music with The Dirk Powell Band have inspired audiences across the globe in a wide variety of venues, including su
top songs
albums
Hand Me Down
When I Wait For You
Time Again
songs from the mountain
If I Go Ten Thousand Miles
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Appalachian Picking Society
Walking Through Clay
A Fret-Free Christmas
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Transatlantic Sessions - Series 5: Volume Two
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Cold Mountain
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Come To The Mountain: Old Time Music For Modern Times
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