Email: rickodonovan@yahoo.com
Ricko Donovan- hammered dulcimer, guitar, vocals
revolving door of others: Nashville as trio, Ricko Donovan and The Lost & Found (Jennifer Halenar (violin), Dave Stover (upright bass)
Ricko Donovan proudly unveils a musical gem-
The Laughing Silver String, a fine program of powerful Irish music on hammered dulcimer with other traditional instruments. The CD sparkles with energy, with many strong contributions from players including Nashville harpist Cindy Wyatt and West Clare fiddle player Sonja O’Brien. Enjoy trad Irish music with "a skillfull master of a unique and beautiful instrument." -Cormac MacConnell, Clare FM Radio
Ireland
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The Laughing Silver String CD
The Kilmoon Road CD
-A rollercoaster ride…haunting and visceral, a powerful new voice in Irish folk.”
-Irish Music Magazine
a virtuoso hammered dulcimer player
(www.myspace.com/hammerdulcimer)
of folk music from all over the world! Mainly Irish traditional. Has Nashville trio called Ricko Donovan and The Lost&Found, with Jennifer Halenar on violin and Dave "Move Over" Stover on the big double bass. Also an accomplished songwriter and guitarist who has lived and performed all over Europe***
“He renders ballads with the greatest sensitivity and the rest with the reckless abandon of a steamrolling train with no brakes…”–The Clare Champion***
"A skillfull master of a unique and beautiful instrument."-Cormac MacConnell, Clare FM Radio Ireland***Ricko's Devil At My Door won Nashville's Spree Song Contest in the Alt/Country category in 1998. Two Irish releases received critical acclaim in Ireland Belgium and Germany. The Kilmoon Road is a fine folk album of Ricko's songs which featured some great West Clare musicians. It has sold over 2000 copies at shows and in select stores! The Hidden Well, a hammered dulcimer record of Irish tunes garnered regular airlplay on Clare FM in Ireland. It has sold over 1000 copies worlwide. Ricko was the featured musician at Gregan's Castle Hotel in the Burren, County Clare from 2003-2005, delighting audiences regularly with his extensive Irish repertoire. He has busked on the streets of Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin. Madrid, Brussels, Barcelona, Dublin, London, Birmingham, Edinbugh and loooooooves Europe! The Hot Press in Ireland described Ricko's live performance as "a steamroller of a show, he gracefully rendered Irish songs. His own songs were engaging and captivating..." Now a Nashville-based regularly touring artist who has a new release pending for 2009. Booking: Janes World Entertainment, www.janesworldtalent.com (615)336-6873
hey ricko! it seems that for now our paths are destined to circle around each other but never quite cross. :) good luck on the road and stay safe! xo vanessa
Hey!! I hope things are going great with you. I just wanted to drop in and say hello! Lots of exciting things going on. Writing sessions, photo shoots, and studio session in the near future!! Drop in and say hello.
Megan Linville "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great"
The Laughing Silver String CD
The Kilmoon Road CD
-A rollercoaster ride…haunting and visceral, a powerful new voice in Irish folk.”
-Irish Music Magazine
a virtuoso hammered dulcimer player
(www.myspace.com/hammerdulcimer)
of folk music from all over the world! Mainly Irish traditional. Has Nashville trio called Ricko Donovan and The Lost&Found, with Jennifer Halenar on violin and Dave "Move Over" Stover on the big double bass. Also an accomplished songwriter and guitarist who has lived and performed all over Europe***
“He renders ballads with the greatest sensitivity and the rest with the reckless abandon of a steamrolling train with no brakes…”–The Clare Champion***
"A skillfull master of a unique and beautiful instrument."-Cormac MacConnell, Clare FM Radio Ireland***Ricko's Devil At My Door won Nashville's Spree Song Contest in the Alt/Country category in 1998. Two Irish releases received critical acclaim in Ireland Belgium and Germany. The Kilmoon Road is a fine folk album of Ricko's songs which featured some great West Clare musicians. It has sold over 2000 copies at shows and in select stores! The Hidden Well, a hammered dulcimer record of Irish tunes garnered regular airlplay on Clare FM in Ireland. It has sold over 1000 copies worlwide. Ricko was the featured musician at Gregan's Castle Hotel in the Burren, County Clare from 2003-2005, delighting audiences regularly with his extensive Irish repertoire. He has busked on the streets of Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin. Madrid, Brussels, Barcelona, Dublin, London, Birmingham, Edinbugh and loooooooves Europe! The Hot Press in Ireland described Ricko's live performance as "a steamroller of a show, he gracefully rendered Irish songs. His own songs were engaging and captivating..." Now a Nashville-based regularly touring artist who has a new release pending for 2009. Booking: Janes World Entertainment, www.janesworldtalent.com (615)336-6873
