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27-May-2016
Dirk Powell Plays On Eric Clapton Album – USAby Rob Howard |
 The legendary singer/guitarist Eric Clapton's new album ‘I Still Do’ features Cajun musician Dirk Powell on the diatonic accordion on the track ‘Stones in my Passway’. The CD, released on May 20th, is being played on Sirius Radio on the blues stations. Dir Powell is carrying on the traditions of his late father-in-law Dewey Balfa as the accordion player in the Cajun group Balfa Toujours. It was at a 1989 festival in West Virginia that he first met and played with Dewey Balfa, a musician whose performance left Powell "captivated." When Balfa passed away in 1992, Powell joined Balfa's daughters, Nelda and Christine (Powell would later marry Christine) and formed Balfa Toujours. The band would go on to record five albums for labels like Swallow and Rounder. Dirk Powell has also released the "Learn To Play Cajun Accordion" tutor DVD. |