Daniel Sherrill, based in North Carolina, performs as solo/duo/trio with clawhammer banjo, guitar, fiddle, dobro, bass, and singing. Winner of the 2025 App State Banjo Competition, his albums have been praised for their calm, ‘zen-like’ atmosphere. From A Heritage Tree was named one of Songlines UK Magazine’s 10 Best Albums in the World. An active Theater Composer, YouTuber, and Record Producer, for more info go to (link hidden).
Highlights:
First Place at App State's 2025 Fiddle Convention for Clawhammer Banjo
40k+ clawhammer banjo streams on Spotify in 2024
Sponsored by Waldman Banjos, Bartlett Microphones, Headway Audio, and Shubb Capos
TEDx speaker in 2019
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Languages: English , Spanish
Gig length: 90 - 240 minutes
Unions: None
A heart opening experience of original song smothered in danceable folk music and interactive storytelling.
Daniel Sherrill, newly based in North Carolina, performs clawhammer banjo, guitar, and singing. Either solo, as a duo (fiddle, bass or dobro) or as a trio (fiddle/dobro and bass). Winner of the 2025 App State Banjo Competition, Daniel is recognized for his intricate fretwork that blends rhythm and melody into dynamic and lyrical compositions. His albums From A Heritage Tree (2022) and Back to P.A. (2023) have appeared on multiple Official Spotify Playlists, and have been praised for their calm, ‘zen-like’ atmosphere. From A Heritage Tree was named one of Songlines UK Magazine’s 10 Best Albums in the World. He is an active Theater Composer, YouTuber, and Record Producer, for more info go to (link hidden).
6 folks, with DI for each instrument, we're prepared to play fully acoustic, or plugged in :) - we don't provide lighting, but can provide links to important stage rider info by request...
Our set list varies, but there is certainly a core group of songs that make our list, we can play all originals easily for 2 and 1/2 hours, beyond that we add our wide library of traditional tunes and covers...
Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, R. Carlos Nakai, Mariee Sioux, Bela Fleck, Punch Brothers
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