Welcome To Tony Trischka's Banjo Territory
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY LEGENDARY BANJO INNOVATOR ON MARCH 25
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As one of the most innovative and respected musicians in his field,
Tony Trischka showcases the banjo and its rich history using his
spectacular technique and reflecting a wide array of international
influences. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release Trischka's
latest collection of compositions, arrangements and collaborations,
entitled Territory, on March 25, 2008. The album demonstrates banjo
music and Trischka's playing at their best, and features performances
by Pete and Mike Seeger, Skip Ward, Michael Daves and rising fiddle star Brittany Haas.
On Territory, Trischka shows his penchant for integrating various
styles and methods from around the world and his endless ability to
write captivating melodies perfectly suited for the versatile and
charismatic banjo. Trischka draws inspiration from late 19th- and early
20th-century classic banjo playing, African and African-American string
band music, four-string tenor Irish-Celtic plectrum-style banjo,
Hawaiian slide/steel guitar, iconoclastic Americana, pre-bluegrass
picking styles, and his own roots in the three-finger methods of Earl
Scruggs and melodic banjo master Bill Keith. While more than half of
the album's 21 tracks are newly composed works by Trischka, Territory
also includes his arrangements intertwining classic bluegrass and
American folk songs as well as a medley of traditional Celtic songs.
Tony Trischka's Territory Track Listing
1. Fox Chase
2. Leatherwing Bat
3. Rainbow Yoshi
4. French Creek/Burning Springs
5. Zoe
6. John Henry Medley: John Henry/Bonaparte's Retreat/Twists and Turns
7. Trompe de L'Oreille
8. Hawaii Slide-O
9. John Cohen's Blues
10. Molly and Tenbrooks
11. Sean
12. The Next Big Thing
13. Noah Came to Eden
14. Eighteen
15. Celtic Medley: St. Anne's Reel/Drowsy Maggie/Red Haired Boy/The Blackbird/Red Haired Lass
16. Salt River
17. Banjoland
18. Old Stone Church
19. Gourd Banza
20. Brightshade/Carolina Traveler/Casey Jones
21. Lake Flora
Tony Trischka tour dates available here.
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