Bluegrass Band
That’s right… We are headed to Alaska mid January. Fairbanks will be our first stop. Check out our friends at Acoustic Adventures for details about our first show up there.
The whole tour is posted on the SCHEDULE page.
If you are in Alaska, come heat it up with us!
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Frank Solivan and Megan McCormick rare duo
November 5th at 8pm
November 6th at 7pm
Performing TWO shows! These cousins are multi-instrumentalists and will feature new songs and old songs; they will play solo and together; they will make you laugh and they will make you cry.
INNOVATIVE-TALENTED-PASSIONATE-IMPRESSIVE are some words reviewers have used to describe Frank and Megan. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see these cousins in an intimate setting.
CALL THE NUMBER BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT
seating is limited and will likely sell out… so do it now and get $5 off!
Corner Store Arts
900 South Carolina Ave, SE
Washington DC 20003
202.544.5807
$20 in advance $25 at the door
These last handful of weeks have been quite busy. Two tradeshows in Nashville and a number of performances to boot. In the midst of it all we have been rehearsing and auditioning bass players/vocalists.
You may have seen Steve Roy from Portland, Maine filling in or Tony Mowell from Kingsport, Tennessee holding it down… or maybe even Ralph Gordon . All three of them did a wonderful job of learning and performing our material! A number of other talented bass players showed interest and even auditioned.
The fourth and final prospective bass man that filled in is originally from Anchorage, Alaska -Danny Booth. He has been playing with Spring Creek from Colorado for over a year. Before that, Kathy Kallick and his band 49 Special. We asked him if he could fill in for a couple of weeks while Spring Creek was off. He did such a wonderful job we had to offer him the position. He talked it over with everyone on the Spring Creek team and decided Dirty Kitchen was his new home. His first show as an official member will be at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California December 1st.
Frank - “We are so excited to have such a powerhouse join the band! Danny is not only an incredible musician and singer, but a first rate human being. I was only 18 years old when I moved to Alaska and started playing music with his dad Greg. Dan continually got better on the bass, guitar and mandolin. He even took a couple of mandolin lessons from me at one point. Only a teenager, Dan became proficient enough to start playing in the band his dad and I played in, Rank Strangers. I was fortunate enough to watch him grow into the professional musician he is today. I am thrilled and honored to have someone that is like family be in the band.”
Danny - ”I am thrilled to become a part of Frank’s band. I have known Frank since I was a kid back in Alaska, and to join him in his musical adventures is a dream come true. I am really looking forward to creating some amazing music with him, Mike and Lincoln.”
“…I would like to thank Spring Creek for their friendship and support over the last year and a half. They are all outstanding musicians and individuals, and it will be tough to leave them and beautiful Colorado. I wish them the best of luck in all their endeavors, music and otherwise.”
Hailing from the Chugach mountains near Anchorage, Alaska, Danny Booth grew up in a thriving bluegrass and country music family and community. His first “gig” was at age 12 with Doug Dillard and Ginger Boatwright at a bluegrass camp concert. Heavily influenced by his father Greg, a master of pedal steel, dobro and banjo, Danny soon graduated to join his dad in the seminal Alaskan bluegrass band, Rank Strangers. There he met an 18 year old fiddler/mandolinist named Frank Solivan. To most people, growing up in Alaska doesn’t suggest a strong musical background, but they haven’t heard Dan or Frank!
Danny’s own style and sound has been influenced by some of the greatest bassists of acoustic music: Todd Phillips, Mike Bub, Mark Shatz, Barry Bales, Byron House and Edgar Meyer. His supportive bass lines are laden with excellent timing, feel, powerful tone and fluid technique. Danny recalls, “My dad was never shy about telling me when something didn’t work… that gave me the perfectionist attitude I have today.”
In addition to Danny’s impeccable bass playing, he is a remarkable singer. He’s known for his powerful lead and seamlessly blended harmony vocals. “Working with Kathy Kallick taught me a lot about blending harmonies. Combining voices is like rubbing two sticks together – when done correctly it can catch on fire!”
Danny has toured with the Kathy Kallick Band, Laurie Lewis, Spring Creek, Bearfoot, and even performed with Dr. Ralph Stanley. He is the newest member of Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen and brings his own musical voice and vision to this rising band. Stand by to be blown away when Danny Booth gets up to the mic.
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Make sure to pick up the September issue of Banjo NewsLetter…
Our own Mike Munford is on the cover!
“Mike Munford, the mega-talented banjo picker with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, will grace the September cover of Banjo NewsLetter. The issue will also feature an in-depth interview with Mike conducted by regular BNL contributor Ira Gitlin, a highly-regarded picker in his own right.”
We have a busy weekend ahead starting with a local show right in downtown Washington, DC. Hill Country BBQ is a fairly new venue/restaurant that features music 7 nights a week! We are honored to play this Friday night, August 19th at 9:30pm. Get your tickets HERE. They have killer BBQ!
Then we head to Philadelphia on Saturday, August 20th to play the 50th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. We can’t wait to lay some hard driving music on them! Check their schedule HERE for when we play.
The final performance this weekend is at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Come on out and say howdy!
See you down the road…
We have posted a few times regarding a Dirty Kitchen Experience contest in conjunction with Music City Roots, Whole Foods, Blackstone Brewery and Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine. They have found a winner and announced it last Wednesday live on the show – Elaine and Cliff Seltzer in Nashville, TN. Frank met Cliff this past weekend at The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
HERE is a link to the video on Facebook with the announcement and live Skype session with Frank and HERE is a link to vote on what Frank should cook!
Cliff Seltzer and Frank at The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
We just returned from the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY. What a great time we had hanging with friends, family, pickers and more! The positive responses we received were very humbling. We met a nice man and his friend from Italy – Paolo Ercoli and Christina. They told us they came all the way from the boot and across the pond just to hear our band… now that is awesome.
It’s no wonder that Grey Fox has such a great reputation. They are extremely organized, friendly and know how to treat everyone. We felt welcomed into their community. Much thanks to the Grey Fox staff for letting us be part of such an epic festival.
On friday we joined forces with our friends The Hillbenders at the dance tent after our main stage performance. The crowd grew and the dance floor was full of listeners. It was a blast making spontaneous music with those guys! Before long, we had to cut it short and head over to another stage where Frank cooked up some mean chile verde while Linzay Young from the Redstick Ramblers rendered some cajun cooking. FS&DK played a few tunes while it all bubbled in the pot. The crowd gathered and everyone got to eat and listen to some “cajungrass”. Check out the photos HERE.
Mike did a “Master’s” banjo workshop with Tony Trischka and JD Crowe for a huge crowd on Saturday after our second main stage set and Frank led a mandolin workshop for a group of 70 or so aspiring eight stringers at another workshop stage. It was great to have that kind of personal interaction and be able to talk about the thing we love most – MUSIC!
In short we got to hear some awesome music, catch up with some great people, pick some tunes with our friends The Infamous Stringdusters and share a wonderful weekend with music lovers of all kinds. Let’s do it again soon!
