Post by Dollartone Records on Dec 10, 2014 22:02:45 GMT
Morgan O'kane
showcase booking contact and more information: shawna@dollartone.com
About Morgan O'Kane
Every so often, just when you think the well is dry and the tradition is dead, you are gratefully reminded that there is still water down there and that the tradition was only sleeping. Morgan O’Kane from Charlottesville, Virginia, is one of those reminders. A virtuoso banjo player, shouter, and activist now based in New York City, Morgan recalls two other transplanted legendary southern artists: Rev. Davis and Aunt Molly Jackson. Like Rev. Davis, O’Kane honed his skills by making a living as a busking street artist. Like Aunt Molly, he has kept his connection to his Appalachian home, taking part in the campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining. O’Kane clearly knows his way around the old tunes, but he is more interested in creating his own. That’s how the tradition survives: new songs are created on old foundations. This ain’t no revival… this is a contemporary artist who knows where he comes from.
Banjoist/Activist Morgan O'Kane is returning to Folk Alliance International of the first time since 2010. He has performed at many festivals in the U.S., Canada and Europe including: Freshgrass, Calgary Folk Festival, Hillside Festival, Muddy Roots Europe, Open House Festival(Belfast) and more.
Morgan has numerous placements in film and Television, most recently in BBC America's COPPER. Morgan was included in the film Porchlight Sessions, a documentary examining bluegrass music in America as well as Below New York a doc on NYC subway performers.
"Gonzo spirit meets articulately flying fingers....OH!" - Jessie Scott / Music Fog Austin,TX
Facebook: www.facebook.com/morganokanemusic
American Songwriter/ Song Premiere: Monarchs
www.americansongwriter.com/2014/02/song-premiere-morgan-okane-monarchs/
more info: www.morganokanemusic.com
showcase booking contact and more information: shawna@dollartone.com
About Morgan O'Kane
Every so often, just when you think the well is dry and the tradition is dead, you are gratefully reminded that there is still water down there and that the tradition was only sleeping. Morgan O’Kane from Charlottesville, Virginia, is one of those reminders. A virtuoso banjo player, shouter, and activist now based in New York City, Morgan recalls two other transplanted legendary southern artists: Rev. Davis and Aunt Molly Jackson. Like Rev. Davis, O’Kane honed his skills by making a living as a busking street artist. Like Aunt Molly, he has kept his connection to his Appalachian home, taking part in the campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining. O’Kane clearly knows his way around the old tunes, but he is more interested in creating his own. That’s how the tradition survives: new songs are created on old foundations. This ain’t no revival… this is a contemporary artist who knows where he comes from.
Banjoist/Activist Morgan O'Kane is returning to Folk Alliance International of the first time since 2010. He has performed at many festivals in the U.S., Canada and Europe including: Freshgrass, Calgary Folk Festival, Hillside Festival, Muddy Roots Europe, Open House Festival(Belfast) and more.
Morgan has numerous placements in film and Television, most recently in BBC America's COPPER. Morgan was included in the film Porchlight Sessions, a documentary examining bluegrass music in America as well as Below New York a doc on NYC subway performers.
"Gonzo spirit meets articulately flying fingers....OH!" - Jessie Scott / Music Fog Austin,TX
Facebook: www.facebook.com/morganokanemusic
American Songwriter/ Song Premiere: Monarchs
www.americansongwriter.com/2014/02/song-premiere-morgan-okane-monarchs/
more info: www.morganokanemusic.com