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The Safe Return of the Venture (Live on BBC Radio 4) [listen]

A live session on BBC Radio 4's saturday evening institution 'Loose Ends' hosted by Ned Sherrin. Other guests included reggae and dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and former Skids front man Richard Jobson.

Groundspeed (Twin Banjos) [listen]

This is a twin banjo version of the Scruggs classic, Nashville's Richard Bailey plays the melody while Leon plays the harmony. On mandolin is the great Roland White, guitar-Cathy Chiavola, fiddle-Ron Stuart. Recorded during the tutor concert at the 2004 Sore fingers Summer School.

Hootenanny 3 Live, Featuring David Grier:

The Red Crow / Pat The Budgie [listen]
Blacks Fork [listen]
Smith Chapel [listen]
Engagement Waltz [listen]

Recorded at a show in Dorchester on Thames whilst touring with American guitar virtuoso David Grier in 2002.

Hootenanny 3 Demo:

Ginseng Sullivan [listen]
When no one's Around [listen]
Romance is a Slow-dance [listen]

Hootenanny 3's first demo recording.

Daily Planet Live 1997:

Lochs of Dread [listen]
Bodum [listen]

Recorded at a show in Bracknell, 1997, supporting jazz saxophonist, Courtney Pine.

Caravan (Live) [listen]

This one's a live recording from a Daily Planet tour in '96 with American mandolin player Matt Flinner. It was recorded at a show in Stourbridge shortly after returning from the world famous Shetland Folk Festival.

Early Daily Planet Gig:

Rebecca [listen]
San Antonio Rose [listen]

Taken from Daily Planet’s first ever gig, The 1994 Didmarton Bluegrass Festival

Ghost Riders In The Sky [listen]

A collaboration between Leon and Nick Batt who is one half of DNA (remember the remix of Suzanne Vega's 'Toms Diner'?) It was so nearly released and then... Also featuring Studs on Mainstreet frontman; Lee Streicher.

Used to be to You [listen]

Recorded at Southern Exposure’s ‘Ha’penny Bridge Studios for a compilation CD put out by The BBMA in 1993

Leon Hunt & Dave Buxton:

Poco Loco [listen]
At A Glance [listen]

Here are a couple of tracks co-written by Leon and ex. Andy Sheppard quintet pianist, Dave Buxton back in '92. This project never made it any further than the demo stages. "At a Glance" never even got named properly. At a glance was written at the top of an open keyboard manual page at the time of filling in the PRS form.

Bang Means Do It [listen]

Not a banjo in sight. This one was created in a programming environment called Max MSP.The only element that wasn't created in MSP was the reverb, the arrangement was then compiled in Pro Tools.