Leon Hunt and Jason Titley
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“This one sure ain't pickin' and grinnin' - somebody call the banjo police! The playing is exemplary throughout...this is a very refreshing album... a dream team debut.”
Living Tradition Magazine
Leon Hunt
As one reviewer once observed ‘being the best 5-string banjo player in the UK must be rather like being the finest cricketer in Virginia’. Leon Hunt has, for more than a decade, continued to confound that notion (and the many stereotypes that strive to confine the 5-string banjo to Bluegrass music) by making his living playing alongside some of the world’s top musicians from a number of musical styles, backgrounds and disciplines.
Since graduating from his ‘Music and Music Technology’ degree back in 2000 Leon has taken part in numerous ‘transatlantic’ projects and recordings, including Miles Apart (2004) Shuttle Diplomacy (2008) and Fishing Music (2009). These projects have included some of the biggest names in American traditional music; Viktor Krauss, Tim O’Brien, Stuart Duncan, David Grier and Matt Flinner to name a few.
Beyond proving his Bluegrass credentials, Leon has found himself in a diverse array of other musical settings; occasional live and/or recorded collaborations with Irish traditional music’s Michael McGoldrick, Lunasa, Cara Dillon, We Banjo 3 and Flook, African Kora virtuoso, Sekou Kieta, and English Folk singers, Kate Rusby and Seth Lakeman.
Leon has also enjoyed being part of several major theatre productions for The Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Rep, and The New Vic (search the web hard enough and you’ll find a slightly disturbing picture of him in a powdered wig and tights!!!)
If all of the above name dropping means nothing to you then we’ll have to resort to that series of Anchor Butter commercials with the fuzzy felt cows, that was Leon too!
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Jason Titley
Jason Titley is unquestionably one of the most driving and rhythmically engaging ‘flat pick’ guitarists you’ll hear anywhere. His background in drums and percussion shines through in his guitar style.
As well as collaborating with Leon on several projects over the years, Jason has toured with Tim O’Brien, played on stage with the god of hell fire himself- Arthur Brown, and also presents an acoustic radio show once a week. Jason also recently released his critically acclaimed solo album, Still Rolling, featuring a who’s who of the acoustic scene’s finest from both the U.S. and the U.K.