There are some folks you just want to succeed. You pray for them, wish them the best, hope they get there. I wanna see Morgan O'kane on the late night telly, on SNL, on Letterman, on Craig, on Kimmel. I want him to get the opening slot for a Bruce Springsteen tour. I want Bruce's audience to see him, heck - I want Bruce to see him, because Bruce would GET Morgan. In my head, I can hear them doing "O Mary Don't You Weep" together. I want O'kane to wow the crowd at Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Gathering of The Vibes, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, ACL Fest, etc.
Morgan O'kane is the bluegrass/punk banjo player from Charlottesville, VA now living in NYC (wow, what is this, an epidemic???!!!! NEW YORK CITY!) who came to our bus at Folk Alliance in February with Ferd Moyse (Hackensaw Boys) on fiddle and Zeke Healy on dobro. He, at times, is also accompanied by singer/songwriters Domino Kirke, Zack Orion, cellist Ben Sollee, and by "ninja" Phillip Roebuck.
Morgan’s first full length release Nine Lives is coming upon an unsuspecting public at last, and some cool stuff is happening for him. He is presently #4 on the Reverb Nation Folk Chart. He will be touring, which will include an appearance on the Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour with Michael Jonathon at the historic Kentucky Theatre, 214 Main St, Lexington, KY being taped on May 17th. We will keep you posted as more cool stuff unfolds!
- Jessie Scott
