Danny Barnes man on fire

​Danny Barnes (from the album Man on Fire available from ATO Records) 
In the hands of Danny Barnes, the banjo becomes a multi-dimensional instrument. With Man on Fire, the recent release from Danny Barnes, the banjo moves through the Blues on opening cut “Mule”, drifting across ethereal Americana with “Hey Man” and high-stepping on the Country funk ramble of “Awful Strange” as Danny Barnes tenderly cradles love memories in “Ballad of Nope”, and admits “The Less That I Know” may be the key to happiness. A shifting soundscape is the comfort zone for Danny Barnes, the virtuoso picking out banjo notes over a kaleidoscopic spin of Jazz, Blues, Country, Punk, and Metal musical beds.
 
Produced by Geoff Stanfield (Sun Kil Moon), Man on Fire welcomes musical guests as the backing band features John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) on bass and mandolin, Jazz pioneer Bill Frisell (John Zorn) on guitar, Matt Chamberlain (Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie) on drums, and executive producer, and ATO label head, Dave Matthews on vocals and Wurlitzer organ. Mountain music tells the story of “Coal Mine” as Danny Barnes trips on street beats as his banjo scurries over “Enemy Factory” and dances to “Hambone Slide” on a raggedy rhythm while Man on Fire takes two wheels out of the city, singing a tribute to its motorcycle of choice in “Zundapp”.
 
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