Return of the banjo band?

Leon Hunt hopes to revive the banjo band concept with his new project We Banjo 3.

The group is comprised of four banjo players - Enda Scahill, David and Martin Howley and Leon -  and combines traditional Irish music with bluegrass, old-time and ragtime. Leon is the lone 5-stringer, with the others playing tenors as well as guitar and mandolin.

After a gig at the Bath Banjo Festival earlier this summer they performed at Galway Arts Festival where, Leon reports, up to 100 people were locked out of the sold out show.

For more on We Banjo 3, visit their website and myspace. Video of their shows in Galway and Bath and a short introduction to the band can be found on Enda Scahill’s YouTube channel.