Day 14 from March Maxness by Max Allard
March Maxness Day 14
I spent most of the day in the car like yesterday, but this time the reward was the beach house in Topsail, North Carolina. I picked up the guitar and started writing this fiddle tune inspired tune, if you will. My brother Otto started playing mandolin along with me, so I decided to feature him on the recording. We worked up an arrangement, then sat down around out condenser microphone and started recording single track takes. I like the raw and fresh quality and that you can hear us breathing.
Max Allard brings a pianistic approach to the banjo and a banjoistic approach to the piano. His guitar playing ranges from electric looped guitar to American Primitive. Max is currently studying composition at Oberlin Conservatory. He is the winner of the 2018 RockyGrass Banjo Competition and the 2019 FreshGrass Banjo Award.