Album Description
At last Leon Hunt has a solo album out and this must surly create the break this talented young man deserves. His five string banjo playing with Daily Planet and Hootenanny 3 was superb, but this album certainly takes him to another level. Leon Hunts first solo offering is a true transatlantic session with as much of the recording taking place in Nashville, TN as in Leons home town of Bath, England. 'Miles Apart' features some of the best acoustic musicians from both the US and the UK and effortlessly spans several musical disciplines. Most noticeable are Bluegrass, Jazz and Celtic music, styles that Leon describes as being; "natural bed partners
whilst Bill Monroe was embracing his Scottish heritage Earl Scruggs was busy re-working New Orleans jazz tunes bluegrass music has always provided a strong connection between traditional music and more improvisational forms of music like jazz".
With help from some of the best known names in the folk and jazz worlds including Flook, Michael McGoldrick, Matt Flinner and Stuart Duncan, Leon has produced a stunning solo debut.