Renowned five-string banjo player Leon Hunt has played alongside some of the world's top musicians.
After more than twenty-five years of playing almost every style of music, except the one usually associated with the banjo, it was time to get back to playing some good old-fashioned bluegrass.
Hunt and long-time musical collaborator Jason Titley had been discussing the possibility of putting a bluegrass band together for a while, but it was the death of the original architect of the bluegrass banjo style, Earl Scruggs in 2012 that provided them with the impetus to get the ball rolling.
Bass player and vocalist Ben Somers and mandolinist Joe Hymas joined superb bluegrass guitarist Jason Titley, and Leon Hunt on banjo to form The Leon Hunt n-Tet.
This spring the band return to Dorset, following their memorable performance at last year’s Purbeck Folk Festival, to play homage to Scruggs with tracks from their debut album Farewell Blues.
Friday, February 7, 7.30pm: Toller Porcorum Village Hall. 01300 320373
Saturday, February 8, 7.30pm: Ibberton Hut. 01258 817269
Friday, March 28, 7.30pm: Powerstock Hut. 01308 485264
Saturday, March 29 7.30pm: Sturminster Marshall Village Hall. 01258 858311
Sunday, March 30 7.30pm: Studland Village Hall. 01929 450204
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