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Inside the Banjoverse

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.irishbanjolessons.com

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  • S4 · E8
    May 30, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min

    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 tutor videos, graduated lesson paths, tune transcriptions, Discord, Zoom hangs, and more: http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E7
    May 10, 2024 · 1 hr

    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 she was nine. Throughout highschool, she dabbled in various genres of music, performing anything from R&B hits to gospel numbers. Through adoption, the family changed dramatically in size and lifestyle when she was eleven, and at this time her love for the rhythm of a banjo roll developed from researching the banjo in West Africa and listening to Liberian drumming. In college, she joined Theo in the college bluegrass band, an experience that solidified a latent love for playing bluegrass music. Brenna toured with the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble in the United States and Europe, and was the recipient of the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and then moved to Nashville in May of 2018. For more on Brenna check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brennamacmillanofficial/?hl=en​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E5
    Apr 4, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min

    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 acoustic music and banjo camps such as Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp in Maryville, Tennessee, Banjo Newsletter Workshops and The Maryland Banjo Academy in Buckeystown, Maryland. Jim has recently taught classes at the Folk School of Chattanooga. As a master of several styles, Jim has found outlets for each of these in the musical community. He is the banjo player for the well known bluegrass group The Lone Mountain Band. He performs regularly in an old time fiddle & banjo duo playing for contra-dances and other functions. Jim also spends time offering online assistance to beginner banjo players via the internet. Jim has also recently been seen performing with the Dogtrotters and the Jack Pine Savages. Jim is an active and well respected member of the banjo and musical communities and continues to pursue the banjo’s music and its marvelous history. As an often reluctant yet always fierce competitor Jim’s banjo prowess has earned him many titles in contests all across the southeast. www.jimpankey.com 💫 String Joy Picks Affiliate link: https://stringjoy.com/categories/strings/picks/jumbo-jazz/partner/enda/ I recommend the Jumbo Jazz 0.50mm pick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E5
    Mar 19, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min

    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 Cló Iar-Chonnacht and he has recorded on numerous albums to date. Mick's style of fiddle playing is characterized by his expressive tone, rhythmic drive, inventive ornamentation and his rich repertoire of tunes. Mick is a leading exponent of the 6-string Greek bouzouki in Irish traditional music. https://mickconneely.com/index.html 🧡 A massive thank you to my amazing Patrons for their support http://www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E4
    Mar 1, 2024 · 59 min

    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. Stiffe’s version of the “Dimming of the Day”, by Richard Thompson won “Vocal Cut of the Year’ at the Live Ireland 2010 Awards. This song featured on his debut solo album, “Start of a Dream, which was originally released in 2006, achieving much critical acclaim. The renowned Irish Music Magazine described the musical quality of the album as being “in the Premier League”. The array of talented musicians playing on the album are testament to the respect that is held for Don in the Irish Music world, with guest performances from Frankie Gavin, Sharon Shannon, Arty McGlynn, Cathal Hayden and Carl Hession, to name but a few. In 2011 Don was a finalist in one of Ireland’s most watched TV shows, The All Ireland Talent Show, with live audiences of up to 800,000 people. His profile was raised significantly by taking part in this show and was further raised when he won yet another award at the Live Ireland 2011 Awards, this time for his song, “Somebody Special”, sung by Matt Keane, which was crowned Song of the Year from the Live Ireland Awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E3
    Feb 20, 2024 · 44 min

    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 percussion in the internationally acclaimed group, The East Pointers. Chaisson and The East Pointers tour consistently, selling out venues across Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States. https://thetuneroom.ca https://www.theeastpointers.ca https://www.instagram.com/6heartsband/ 💫 String Joy Picks Affiliate link: https://stringjoy.com/categories/strings/picks/jumbo-jazz/partner/enda/ I recommend the Jumbo Jazz 0.50mm pick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E1
    Feb 9, 2024 · 40 min

    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 and jazz, is showcased on his debut album of fiddle tunes, entitled "Jake Eddy," which features such greats as Grammy-award winning Bryan Sutton, Rob Ickes, and Kenny Smith. He tours as a sideman with the Becky Buller Band from Manchester, TN as well as his own group. His current touring group features his brother, Carter on the upright bass and NC-native Graham Brewer on the mandolin! https://jakeeddy.wixsite.com/website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S4 · E1
    Feb 2, 2024 · 1 hr 34 min

    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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3 · E10
    Jun 1, 2023 · 57 min

    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 the Night Drivers, The Rarely Herd, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, The Gary Ferguson Band, Radio Flyer and Paul Adkins and the Borderline Band. BANJO TEACHER Ned teaches private banjo lessons in Nashville and now over the internet via web-cam! Check out the "Lessons" tab above for more info. Ned is a popular banjo instructor at music camps across the country and around the world, having taught at: Sore Fingers Summer School (UK), Nashcamp (TN), Munich Banjo Camp (DE), Camp Bluegrass (TX), B.C. Bluegrass Workshop (CA), Midwest Banjo Camp (MI) and many more. Click on the "Shows" link above to see Ned's schedule. RADIO PERSONALITY Ned is also an on-air personality on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction (channel 62). Tune in Sunday Afternoons from 2:00 - 6:00pm (eastern) for More Banjo Sunday. Ned brings his banjo to the SiriusXM Channel 61 studios and plays live banjo tunes during the show! Stay tuned for the Sunday Banjo Lesson every Sunday at 3:00pm (eastern) when all the breaks in the hour are devoted to how to play the banjo.Ned also hosts the Newgrass/Progressive Bluegrass show Derailed, Saturday nights 7:00 - 9:00pm eastern. www.nedski.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3 · E9
    May 4, 2023 · 58 min

    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 albums under her belt. Among the most notable performances were The Great Wall of China and the biggest rock music festival in the world - Rock in Rio to over 250,000 people. As a songwriter, she has written songs with internationally renowned Brendan Graham, best known for the most successful song of the twentieth century, You Raise Me Up. More recently she has been a teacher providing vocal training and exercises to students in Ireland and abroad, as well as expanding her students traditional song repertoire. In 2014, she took up the role of presenter of Fleadh TV with TG4. Cathy has been an ambassador for Irish culture and music for over a quarter of a century, and has a deep understanding of traditional Irish songs and singing and has collected hundreds of songs which otherwise may have been forgotten. Cathy and Dervish have been invited to accompany Presidents and Taoisigh of Ireland as cultural ambassadors to China, Latvia and Lithuania. Dervish’s most recent album, The Great Irish Songbook, was released in 2019 on Rounder records and features duets with Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Imelda May, David Gray and more. Over the years Cathy has picked up many awards for her contribution to traditional Irish music including BBC Lifetime Achievement Award 2019, Sligo Cultural Ambassador 2018, Annie McNulty Award 2014 and The Freedom of The City of Sligo in 2010. Cathy has a deep understanding of the Irish tradition and is regarded as one of the finest traditional singers in Ireland today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3 · E6
    Mar 23, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min

    David Benedict - Mandolin

    Interview with David Beneditc - Mandolin player, teacher, member of The Foreign Landers and Cup O'Joe

  • S3 · E4
    Feb 9, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min

    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 2021 to support a continuing musical exploration of women in Irish history. Since 2017 Emma has written and independently released two highly acclaimed albums – Quiet Giant & Sowing Acorns – laying the groundwork for a bright, busy future. ​ As part of an international tour, in 2019 Langford made her US debut at the world’s largest celebration of Irish music, Milwaukee Irish Fest - she makes her return to the US in August this year. Emma made the bold choice to release her new album, Sowing Acorns at the height of a global pandemic – the gamble paid dividends, and her sophomore record received huge international praise. The artist climbed the charts with her epic folk ballad Birdsong; collaborated with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; was selected to perform at the prestigious Ireland Music Week international showcase and on RTÉ’s Ireland In Music which has been broadcast to a huge global audience; and joined the wildly successful supergroup Irish Women In Harmony. In 2023 she is back on the road around the US, Ireland and Germany sharing work from her genre-defying catalogue of songs, while continuing her research around Irish women in myth and history. http://www.emmalangfordmusic.com https://limericklady.libsyn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S3 · E2
    Feb 2, 2023 · 58 min

    Brian McGrath - Irish Tenor Banjo Player

    Brian McGrath is one of Ireland's premiere musicians with an incredible legacy performing with some of Ireland's most influential bands

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