FILM
2003
| Cold Mountain, Mirimax Films, directed by Anthony
Minghella [performance, consultation]
2002 | Stevie, Kartemquin Films, directed by Steve
James [score composition, performance]
2002 | The Unfinished Civil War, directed by Glenn
Kirschbaum [score composition, performance]
2002 | Coastlines, directed by Victor Nuñez
[on-screen performance, composition, arrangement]
2001 | The Irish Empire, a (BBC-Britain) (RTE-Ireland)
(ABC-Australia) joint project
[on-screen
interview and performance]
2000 | Bamboozled, directed
by Spike Lee [featured instrumental soloist]
2000 | Stranger With A Camera, directed by Elizabeth
Barrett [score composition, performance]
1999 | Ride With The Devil, an Ang Lee Film [featured
instrumental soloist with the London Symphony]
1995 | The Brothers McMullen, directed by Edward Burns
[featured instrumental soloist]
TELEVISION
Late Night With David Letterman, with Loretta Lynn and the Do
Whaters
The Today Show, with Loretta Lynn and The Do Whaters
The Grand Ole Opry, with Tim O’Brien
The Late Late Show (Ireland), with Tim O’Brien
Numerous local TV programs across the U.S. and the U.K., Australia,
etc.
RADIO
All Things Considered, NPR feature on Songs From the Mountain
A Prairie Home Companion, with Balfa Toujours
E-Town, with Tim O’Brien
Mountain Stage, with Balfa Toujours and Tim O’Brien
The Andy Kershaw Show/Maida Vale, London, with Balfa Toujours
Moloney After Midnight, Dublin, Ireland.
Numerous radio performances across the U.S., U.K., Ireland,
Canada, Germany, Demark, Australia, etc.
WITH THE DIRK POWELL
BAND
[a
VERY brief sampling]
The Eastman School of Music. Rochseter, NY.
The Interlochen Academy. Traverse City, MI.
Clemson University. Clemson, SC.
Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.
Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.
Appalshop. Whitesburg, KY.
Hamilton College. Hamilton, NY.
The Shedd Arts Center. Eugene, OR.
The University of Pittsburgh. Johnstown, PA.
The Firehouse. Newberryport, MA.
The Prism. Charlottesville, VA.
The DirkPowell Band has also played numerous clubs, listening
rooms, and festivals across the U.S. and Ireland. Dirk
has led musical groups performing in Japan (with the Smithsonian
Institution), Denmark, France, Germany, etc.
WITH
BALFA TOUJOURS
[a
VERY brief sampling]
The Cambridge Folk Festival. Cambridge, England.
The Tønder Festival. Tønder, Denmark.
Merlefest. Wilkesboro, NC.
Festival Interceltique. Lorient, France.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival. Philadelphia, PA.
Music Under the Stars. El Paso, TX.
The Hong Kong Folk Festival. Hong Kong.
Celtic Connections. Glasgow, Scotland.
The Galway Arts Festival. Galway, Ireland.
Celtic Colours. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
City Stages. Birmingham, AL.
The Shetland Folk Festival. Shetland.
With Balfa Toujours, which he co-founded in 1992, Dirk has performed
in countless internatonal venues. A few examples would
be Town Hall, Lincoln Center, and The 92nd Street Y in New York
and The Barbican Centre and Royal Festival Hall in London.
ADDITIONAL
APPEARANCES
Dirk performed nightly in Riverdance:The Show during its run
at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.
As a member of the successful Great High Mountain Tour in 2004,
he appeared in a wide range of venues, from 20,000 seat arenas
to large, quality theaters such as The Beacon in NY, The Lyric
Opera of Chicago, and The Fox Theater in Atlanta.
Dirk also performs in a wide variety of genres outside the Appalachian
and Cajun realms:
In the world of roots-oriented rock music, he has played electric
guitar with The Levon Helm Band and was an original member of
the group Donna the Buffalo, in which he played bass. He
has performed with Jack White of the White Stripes and the group
Ollabelle.
He has performed with blues musicians such as Sonny Landreth,
John Dee Holman, and Billy Branch. He has also played
bass with swing musicians such as Rusty Mason and Tom Mitchell.
In Irish music, Dirk has performed with many of the greats,
including Kevin Burke, Paddy Keenan, Mick Moloney, Seamus Egan,
Steve Cooney, Liz Carroll, Brendan Mulvilhill, John Doyle, Mairtin
O’Connor, Karan Casey, Niall and Cillian Vallely, etc.
Dirk has performed with numerous Creole/Zydeco greats as well,
including Bois Sec Ardoin, Keith Frank, Geno Delafose, Preston
Frank, Willis Prudhomme, etc.
