From: Pete Fyfe [petefyfe_at_aol_dot_com]
Sent: 10 August 2012 14:58
Subject: Pete Fyfe: We Banjo 3 review & sleeve
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WE BANJO 3 Roots Of The Banjo Tree (WB3CD001)
WOW (followed by as many exclamation marks as it?s possible to give!) this
album gets a resounding ten out of ten and then some. I chanced upon the title
of the band via an E mail from folking.com and to say that I was intrigued
would be to understate the issue. Banjo players (at least those I have the
pleasure of knowing personally) won?t mind me saying that the instrument is
much derided within ?music? circles but (if you) trust me and are a true
?music? lover then do yourself a favour and buy this remarkable offering. Enda
Scahill, Martin & David Howley between them show just how, given the right
instrument you can engage the listener with displays of brilliant musicianship
in both an entertaining (dirty word I know) and truly astonishing technical
delivery without having to pander to the ??Ere mate do you play Duelling
Banjos?? that is so often encountered in pubs these days.
Having delved deep into the Traditional, Old Time and American Music Hall
genres as well as doffing the cap to the likes of banjo maestro Gerry O?Connor
by performing his beautiful air ?Time To Time? alongside the great man himself
our heroes all deserve gold medals. I knew the Olympics would crop up
somewhere. On another subject it would be great if other ?folk? artists would
take a leaf out of We Banjo 3?s books and invest some time and money in
marketing their product with as much care and attention including the quality
of the gatefold jacket, logo and website ten out of ten for that as well! Dare
I say it but if you hadn?t guessed it already this CD will hopefully one day
be considered on a par (in folk music terms) with say the first time you heard
Steeleye or Fairport. Well, a man can fantasise can?t he?
www.webanjo3.com
PETE FYFE