THE musical partnership between Leon Hunt and Jason Titley started way back in the early nineties, at some unforgettable late-night festival jams which, inevitably, led to the formation of a band, the ground-breaking and hugely popular ‘progressive’ bluegrass outfit, Daily Planet. Now the pair are back together, coming to Dorset for three dates with Artsreach at Hinton Martell village hall on Friday 17th October and Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall on Saturday 18th, both at 7.30pm, and Sunday 19th at Studland village hall at 4pm.
Numerous projects and years later, banjo-wizard Leon and virtuoso flat-pick guitarist Jason are back as a duo, making the very most of the musical chemistry they always had, but with the addition of decades of experience.
Leon Hunt has played alongside some of the world’s top musicians from several musical styles, backgrounds and disciplines for more than a decade. Jason has toured with Tim O’Brien, and played on stage with the god of hell fire himself – Arthur Brown.
Now back together and performing on guitar, banjo, gourd banjo and percussion, these old friends will confound any preconceived ideas you may be harbouring as to what these instruments can (and should) do. Their set leans heavily on traditional music from the US and the British Isles, while their own compositions take musical references from just about everywhere else.