Irish Session Bassist, Composer and Co Creator of The Todalie Stories
Snapped these signatures from the changing room walls in the Welk theatre in Branson MO. Some list!
Had the pleasure of meeting the great Emmylou Harris (big fan) at the Scandanavian Hostfest in Minot, North Dakota tonight. We were playing there with Daniel O'Donnell in this massive hall, 17 hours and 3 flights to get here, who said it's a glamourous business! 🙂
Another cool photograph by Geoff Morgan at a Daniel O'Donnell concert..Blen in Blue 🙂
Rockin' the "Balor" carbon fibre Acoustic Bass made in Ireland by Emerald guitars with Daniel O'Donnell on his UK tour.
Bass and Banjo, now there's a combination 🙂
Here's a short improvisation on the Balor "Woody" bass with flatwound Ernie Ball slinky strings 45 - 130. I find these strings a little stiff on the top ones and will change them to Daddario Chrome flats 40 -130. I'll post my thoughts on these when I get them. Please listen with headphones to appreciate the … Continue reading Balor and the flatwounds!
Just took delivery of my new "Balor" 5 string Bass from Emerald guitars. It's even nicer than the one I used in the You Tube video and I have used Flatwounds on this one. A beautiful big round tone with no fret noise, and it's loud without plugging in, can't wait to use it on the Daniel … Continue reading Balor 🙂
For my Bass anorak friends, here's my setup for the Daniel O'Donnell live gig. Sandberg TM (J Bass)and VS (P Bass) California series 5 string Basses. Emerald 5 string acoustic Bass (see video - photo to follow). Yamaha SB200 Upright Bass. Strings by D'addario. Bassics BPA-1 preamp, Tech 21 VT preamp, TC hall of fame reverb, … Continue reading The DOD Bass setup