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:: Jon Sanders is recognised as a leading exponent in drop D and DADGAD guitar playing, a virtuoso bouzouki player and a nu folk tenor ukulele player. His style draws on the freedom within the contemporary acoustic music scene incorporating elements of jazz, funk, latino and gaelic styles, somewhat reminiscent of Sylvain Luc, Pierre Bensusan and Antonio Forcione, James Hill yet instantly different.
Based jointly in Dingle, Ireland and Auckland, New Zealand, he has co-produced with some of the best irish traditional musicians and singers including accordianist/singer Seamus Begley, singers Michael and Mary Black, guitarist and accordiainst Tim Edey,uillean piper Eoin Duignan, singer Geraldine McGowan, violinist Toni Geiling, Lord of the Dance accordianist Liam O'Connor, harmonica player Brendan Power, Frankie Gavin, singer Eilish Kennedy and rising kiwi stars Dave Alley and Black Sand Diva.
He is just putting the final touches onto his new album, Twigs of the Neem Tree, a collection of bouzouki and ukulele pieces due for release early 2010 and featuring a star-studded line up of co-musicians. He is a member of Pacific Bespoke, an improvisational groove project with Dublin eletronica engineer Alan Gleeson.In the traditional field he continues to play with top irish names accordianists Tim Edey and Damien Mullane, banjo player Dessie Kelliher, uillean piper and low whistle player and composer Eoin Duignan, the Begley family, harmonica player Brendan Power and Michael Black from the famous Black singing family.
:: Dave Alley (Biog from his site..) " I first began playing music at the age of 8 or earlier when i started piano lessons with a family friend Lynn Owen who played honky tonk kinda party music at local parties around my home village of Te Karaka near Gisborne.. after the lesson I’d get to eat packets of chips and other junk as she own the local dairy (7-11, corner store… as you may know it)… i was over the moon when ‘Burger Rings’ hit the shelves and they remain a favourite junk food though I’ve not had them for a while now.. am watching my weight. Moro bars were aplenty too… Mars bars were an inferior imitation as was pepsi to coke and so on.. Cont'd
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