Enda Scahill is an Irish banjo player from

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. He is a four-time All-Ireland Champion and has performed with

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, Frankie Gavin and

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. He is an ex-member of

The Brock McGuire Band The Brock McGuire Band is an Irish Folk group fronted by Paul Brock and Manus McGuire. Residing in County Clare, button accordionist and melodeonist Paul Brock and fiddler Manus McGuire are two of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional musici ...

. In 2006 he released the album ''Humdinger'' with

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which was awarded Irish Music Album of the Year by ''

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'' and was released by

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in Nashville, Tennessee. Scahill is the founder of the band We Banjo 3 whose members include Martin Howley, David Howley and his brother Fergal Scahill. Earle Hitchner, music writer for ''

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'', describes We Banjo 3's playing as a "freshness and finesse bordering on the magical" and LiveIreland proclaiming them "the hottest group in Irish music."

Discography

* ''Humdinger''(2006) * ''Brock McGuire Band'' * ''Pick It Up''(2000) * ''Roots of the Banjo Tree'' (2012) * ''Gather the Good'' (2014) * ''Live in Galway'' (2015) * ''String Theory'' (2016)

References

Galway Arts Festival

The Irish Music Magazine Charts

External links

Official Website

We Banjo 3 (official website)
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