About this episode
This episode features Daithi Melia, a banjoist for the Irish-American bluegrass band JigJam, discussing his musical influences and the band's genre-bending style.
www.patreon.com/banjopodcast This episode features Daithi Melia, banjoist for JigJam, the phenomenal Irish-American bluegrass band that has been seemingly everywhere recently, from the Grand Ole Opry to Grey Fox, and everywhere in between. Daithi is an incredible player, with a mastery of traditional bluegrass idioms, modern progressive banjo sensibilities, and of course a heavy dose of the Irish music he grew up with. He weaves all of this together to help give JigJam their genre-bending appeal. Sponsored by Peghead Nation , Elderly Instruments , Bluegrass Country Radio , and Sullivan Banjos Daithi on the web: https://www.jigjam.ie/ Contact the show: pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com Jig Jam
People in this episode
Host: Keith Billik
Guest: Daithi Melia
Topics covered
- bluegrass
- Irish music
- banjo
- music performance
- genre-bending
Keywords
- Daithi Melia
- JigJam
- bluegrass
- Irish music
- banjo
- music performance
- traditional music
Sponsors
Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, Bluegrass Country Radio, Sullivan Banjos
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: JigJam
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