A Winter Solstice Tour in December brought The Duo together with the inimitable, amazing Tuck & Patti.
At Telluride, Darol & Sam & Byron & a couple of their heroes: Jena-Luc Ponty and Bobby McFerrin.
More Soulgrass, with Bill Evans, Bela Fleck, Vinnie Colaiuta and Jimmy Haslip.
the Fiddles On Fire barnstormed around England in May, with an international cast including The Fiddlers 4 & Catriona Mac Donald. Here we are flaming in Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Big jam at the Suwannee Magnolia Festival in March 05.
Darol & Jason Carter- swattin’ it out at the YMSB String Summit. What a fiddle player!
Three generations of montrously creative violin: Casey Dreissen, DA, & the inspiration of us all, Jean-Luc Ponty, at Telluride Bluegrass Fester.
The Republic Of Strings gets on down widditz badself in California
Instructors standing around at Mark O’Connor’s Tennesee Fiddle Camp:
April Verch, Sara Caswell, John Blake, Angella Ahn, DA
The Duo and the great Swediush band Vasen, jamming in Berkeley, CA
Darol, Bela, Bill Evans, and Vinnie Colaiuta jamming on Jean-Pierre at Yoshi’s May 2005- not pictured; Jimmy Haslip.
Darol’s rare appearance on mandola at the Savannah Music Festival on Mando Madness night. featuring David Grisman, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, and the show’s instigator, Tony Williamson.
The Duo and the Duhks in Albany NY
Up on the high ridge at the Grand Targhee Music Festival, Wyoming: Grand Tetons, DA, Brittany Haas, Rushad Eggleston, Casey Dreissen.
Darol at Yonder Mountain’s String Summit.
The Duo play at Merlefest.
The infamous Merlefest Midnight Jam… this is an early post-Jam moment, as all the musicians crowd onto the stage in relief and let off some steam. Musicians who can be seen here are , Left to right: probably Josh Pinkham, Led Zepplin mandolinist John Paul Jones, Gillian Welch’s back, Mike Marshall, Gabe Witcher’s ‘do, Chris Thile, DA’s back, Sean Watkins, kid bassist, big guy in pink T-shirt (our MC) Sara Watkins’ back, David Rawlings. Photo by Maria Camillo.
