Enda Scahill
| Enda Scahill | |
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Enda with a fan in Cincinnati | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Ireland |
| Genres | Irish traditional, bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Banjo, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar |
| Associated acts | We Banjo 3, The Brock McGuire Band |
| Website |
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Enda Scahill is an Irish banjo player from Corofin, County Galway. Enda is a four-time All-Ireland Champion and has performed with The Fureys, Frankie Gavin and The Chieftains.[1] He is an ex-member of The Brock McGuire Band. In 2006 Enda released the album "Humdinger" with Paul Brock which was awarded 'Irish Music Album of The Year' by The Irish Times and has been released by Compass Records in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the founder of the celtgrass band We Banjo 3 whose members include Martin Howley, David Howley, Fergal Scahill and Garry O'Meara. Earle Hitchner, music writer for The Wall Street Journal, describes We Banjo 3's playing as a “freshness and finesse bordering on the magical,”[2] and LiveIreland proclaiming them "the hottest group in Irish music..."[3]
Discography
- Humdinger
- Brock McGuire Band
- Pick It Up
- Roots of the Banjo Tree (2012) - Tony Lawless of Tradconnect writes, "A banjo inspired album has never sounded so good, so pleasing to the ear or so inventive in its approach." [4]
- Gather the Good (2014) - Awarded the Irish American News Vocal/Instrumental Album of the Year, "Their blend of Irish and Americana is perfection, cutting edge, and educational at the same time. Marvelous stuff from a group that still stops us dead in our tracks."[5]
- Live in Galway (2015) - The Irish Times writes, “When you’ve forged such a great reputation on the back of your live performances, it makes sense to try to capture that elusive zeitgeist in full flight. We Banjo 3 have done just that with this recording.”[6]
- String Theory (2016) - In a review by the Irish Times, "their fourth album, sees them hurtle into the wide blue yonder with a kit bag of exceptional tunes and a propulsive wit that tickles at the perimeter of many of their sets."[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.musicnetwork.ie/artists/details/we_banjo_3/
- ↑ http://www.musicnetwork.ie/events/details/we_banjo_3_international_concerts/
- ↑ "We Banjo 3 "String Theory"". LiveIreland. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ↑ http://tradconnect.com/profiles/blogs/album-review-we-banjo-3-roots-of-the-banjo-tree Album Review - We Banjo 3 / Roots of the Banjo Tree
- ↑ http://www.irishamericannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5374:top-tir-awards-2015&catid=86:regional-news&Itemid=50 Top TIR Traditional Irish Music Awards 2015
- ↑ "We Banjo 3: Live In Galway". Irish Times. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Album of the Day - We Banjo 3's String Theory: finger-pickin' good". Irish Times. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- Galway Arts Festival
- The Irish Music Magazine Charts
- The Irish Music Review of "Humdinger"
- Irish Times Review of "Roots of The Banjo Tree"