Since 1986, string virtuoso Kevin Macleod has plucked his way through hundreds of dances with the popular ceilidh band The Occasionals and completed many US tours with legendary Irish folk band De Dannan . He is a master of the Mandolin, Bouzouki, National Tenor Guitar, Cittern and Tenor Banjo and has recorded an acclaimed solo album and recently released another with De Dannan's Alex Finn.
These recordings reflect many of the influences Kevin has experienced as a traditional musician living in Scotland today, and in particular, showcases his distinctive Scottish styled mandolin and bouzouki playing. Both recordings cover the great Scots traditional repertoires of pipe and fiddle music, but in “Springwell” Kevin also explores a series of other musical styles, from Hawaiian hulas, ragtime melodies and Austrian zither tunes to Transylvanian gypsy dance idioms.
The music is performed on his unique collection of vintage string instruments. This includes a Gibson F4 mandolin, Greek bouzoukis, Sobell mandolin and cittern, National resonator tenor steel guitars, Fender Hawaiian electric guitar, 1930’s jazz tenor guitar and Epiphone and Deering banjo.
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