Danny Barnes
GRAMMY nominated Danny Barnes is described as “one of kind” and widely acknowledged as “one of the best banjo players in America.”
As founding member of Austin's notorious Bad Livers, banjoist/guitarist and singer/songwriter Danny Barnes staked his claim as a traditionalist who didn't mind breaking the rules by irreverently mixing punk, rock, rockabilly, and electronica into the bluegrass formula. In 1999, seeking a change of scenery, Barnes relocated to Seattle, where he has established relationships and worked with an eclectic array of musicians including the jazz guitar virtuoso Bill Frisell, Dave Matthews, Chuck Leavell and more. Playing with Frisell led Barnes to the Wayne Horvitz, who produced Things I Done Wrong, Barnes’ first solo record for Terminus in 2001. Barnes recorded two additional classic records for Terminus with Dirt on the Angel in 2003 and Get Myself Together in 2005.
“This is the way forward for bluegrass.”
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“Danny Barnes is regularly played in my house, we are fans!” - John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin
Special Guests: Chuck Leavell, Bill Frisell, Carlton Jackson, Dirk Powell
Produced by Wayne Horvitz
Special Guest Bill Frisell
GRAMMY-nominated Danny Barnes staked his claim as a traditionalist who didn't mind breaking the rules by irreverently mixing punk, rock, rockabilly, and electronica into the bluegrass formula. “Dirt on the Angel” now available for the first time on vinyl. Limited Edition, Remastered 180 Gram Pressing, Double LP, Tip-On Gatefold jacket. Special guests include Chuck Leavell, Bill Frisell, Carlton Jackson, Dirk Powell, and more.
Signed by Danny Barnes on front of jacket and housed in archival-quality MoFi UltraClear Record Outer Sleeve. Super limited!
The classic Bad Livers debut album available on vinyl for the first time since 1992, featuring Danny Barnes, Mark Rubin, and Ralph White.
(AAA) Lacquers cut from the original analog masters
Limited Edition pressed on 180 Gram Candy Corn Vinyl
Record Store Day 2025 Version
Produced by Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers)
“A whirling-dervish mix of country, bluegrass, folk and punk”
-Rolling Stone
"This isn't bluegrass and it isn't this or that. It's Bad Livers music. We end up making our own thing."
-Danny Barnes
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Uncle Lucius
2. Ghost Train
3. If It Runs
4. How Dark My Shadow’s Grown
5. Better Times
6. Git Them Pretty Girls
7. Shit Creek
Side B
1. Six Feet Down
2. The Adventures of Pee Pee the Sailor
3. Country Blues
4. Crow Black Chicken
5. I Know You’re Married
6. Pretty Daughter
7. Precious Time
Release Date: May 14, 2021 - Available Now
GRAMMY-nominated and widely acknowledged as one of the best banjo players and songwriters in America, Danny Barnes presents “Things I Done Wrong.” Available for the first time on vinyl. Limited 20th Anniversary Edition, Remastered 180 Gram Pressing. Special guests include Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Orville Johnson, and more. New artwork.
Danny Barnes’ Get Myself Together originally released in 2005 is now available on vinyl for the first time. The limited edition 140g version is beautifully remastered and available on glacial blue vinyl.