Swamp in the City
Dirk Powell, Joel Savoy and Prison Love
7th May 2009, The Village, Wexford St, Dublin 2
Fresh from touring with Joan Baez and recording with The Raconteurs, Louisiana’s youngest old-timer, Dirk Powell, brings the bayou to Dublin city for one night only at The Village. His vibrance and creative energy crosses many boundaries but he’s always grounded in the rural traditions of his Appalachian heritage. He brings with him another heavyweight of the Louisiana music tradition, 2007 Cajun French Fiddler of the Year, Joel Savoy; with the Arkansas whirlwind, Betse Ellis from The Wilders completing this incredible line-up.
Dublin’s Prison Love will kick off the night, re-uniting with their good buddy Dirk, to continue with their tuition of Oldtime and Cajun music with the man who has taught them so much. Their driving rhythm, sweet melodies and soaring harmonies result in the finest musical moonshine this side of the Rock Island line.
“Dirk’s got great subtlety, tremendous feel, and he’s very loose and very modern, in the best sense of the word.”
T-Bone Burnett
“Hearing Dirk play the fiddle on the set of Cold Mountain, I felt as if my work as an actor had already been done for me.”
Jude Law.
"Now that's the kind of fiddlin I like, right there..."
Loretta Lynn.
"Proof that the circle remains unbroken..."
Washington Post
"Prison Love trade in high octane bluegrass with just the right tincture of trouser-hitchin' country. Their sizzling songs set the bar high from the get-go."
Siobhan Long, Irish Times