Dominic Harrison
sings, plays guitar and bass with an authority that few musicians ever achieve. Dominic grew up in a musical family and his first performances were as a ‘boy wonder’ in the family band, Strange Relations. Dominic moved to Bath in the early 90′s to play bass for Southern Exposure, a band led by North Carolinian singer/songwriter, Randy Gambill. Dominic and S.E. banjo player Leon Hunt along with Jason Titley went on to form the very first incarnation of Daily Planet. More recently, Harrison founded the band Madigan with Harpist Jenny Crook and Henry Sears and has also been spotted on several occasions working as a sideman to various touring American artists such as David Grier and Matt Flinner.
Jason Titley
has been playing music all his life, first as a drummer, then a double bass player and now guitar and mandolin with a few others here and there. He has become known as one of the country’s finest flatpickers. As a founder member of the Daily Planet, he toured Europe and the USA and produced two albums. He has played such festivals as Cambridge Folk Festival, Telluride Festival in the USA, Shetland Folk Festival and Sidmouth as well as a couple of appearances at Glastonbury, not to mention a BBC Radio 2 session a few TV spots and a stint in Stratford with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Jamie Matthews
is truly one of a kind, able to find notes on the harmonica that many players will insist ‘simply don’t exist’, and possibly one of the only genuine jaws-harp virtuosos around. In 1986, Jamie became the Guinness All-Ireland Busking Champion and has since notched up a formidable list of session credits playing with the likes of Danny Thompson, Alison Moyet and BJ Cole. It is Jamie’s unique musical approach both vocally and instrumentally that slots in perfectly to the Fiasco Brothers sound.
Leon Hunt
is deservedly the UK’s best-known 5-string banjo player. A former student of America’s banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, his exploits have been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. His trademark has always been a healthy disregard for the banjo’s traditional boundaries, experimenting with techniques, sounds and technology and using his earlier musical influences (both of Leon’s parents are jazz musicians) to ultimately make it a more versatile instrument. In 1999 Leon decided to take a three-year sabbatical from touring to do a degree in Music and Music Technology in his hometown of Bath. Since graduating he has returned to his career as a professional musician with refreshed enthusiasm. Recent projects include playing with Folk heroes Flook, We Banjo 3 and on Kate Rusby’s album Awkward Annie.