Dirk Powell
Folk & acoustic band from Oberlin, OH · formed 1969
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 5
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 16
- Last show
- May 8, 2026Carnegie Hall
About
Dirk Powell is a band from Oberlin, OH, formed in 1969, tagged banjo, bluegrass, fiddle by its sources. Shows on record run from 2022 to 2026, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.
- Dirk Powell formed in 1969 — MusicBrainz
- Dirk Powell is based in Oberlin — MusicBrainz
- Balfa Toujours: member — MusicBrainz
- All-Star band of Cajun Musicians: member — MusicBrainz
- Deux Familles: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Dirk Powell has 12 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1996–2026 — MusicBrainz
- Dirk Powell has 19167 listeners on Last.fm — Dirk Powell on Last.fm
- Dirk Powell has released 10 recordings between 1996 and 2024 — Dirk Powell on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Oberlin, Ohio — Dirk Powell on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20221 show
- 20253 shows
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Jason Sypher, +3 | Support | Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Jason Sypher, +3 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Centennial Hall - Juneau Arts & Culture Center (jacc) · JuneauSupportwith Rhiannon Giddens | Support | Rhiannon Giddens |
| Jan 20, 2025 | The City Halls · GlasgowSupportwith Rhiannon Giddens | Support | Rhiannon Giddens |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Gleneagle INEC Arena · County KerrySupportwith Peter Rowan, Alison Brown, Rhiannon Giddens, +3 | Support | Peter Rowan, Alison Brown, Rhiannon Giddens, +3 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | House of Blues - New Orleans · New OrleansSupportwith Truth & Salvage Co., Andrew Duhon, Rainy Eyes | Support | Truth & Salvage Co., Andrew Duhon, Rainy Eyes |
Where they play
5 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Carnegie Hall · New York (NYC)1 show
- Centennial Hall - Juneau Arts & Culture Center (jacc) · Juneau1 show
- Gleneagle INEC Arena · County Kerry1 show
- House of Blues - New Orleans · New Orleans1 show
- The City Halls · Glasgow1 show
Cities played
- County Kerry1 show
- Glasgow1 show
- Juneau1 show
- New Orleans1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
Releases
16 releases, 1996–2026Wake
2026 · Album
On Jupiter
2024 · Album
Empty Promise Land
2022
Olivia
2020 · Single
Waterbound
2020 · Single
When I Wait For You
2020 · Album
Walking Through Clay
2014
A Fret-Free Christmas
2010 · Album
A Fret-Free Christmas (Christmas Music On Fretless Banjo)
2010
Time Again
2004 · Album
Hand Me Down
1999 · Album
Songs From the Mountain
1999 · Album
Tony Furtado & Dirk Powell
1999 · Album
Songs From The Mountain
1998
If I Go Ten Thousand Miles
1996 · Album
The Holler to the Hood
Ep
Lineup
- Balfa Toujours
- All-Star band of Cajun Musicians
- Deux Familles · lead vocals
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Dirk Powell on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Dirk Powell on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Dirk Powell on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.