Vince Farsetta has released two CD's on his own label Zed Records. The first is Evermore, an Old-Time instrumental banjo CD, with accompaniment, which was given Honorable Mention by Robert K Oermann in Music Row Magazine. The second is Skat, an all original Reggae, Calypso and Ska album which was put together from tracks recorded in Nashville from 1989-1998.


"Evermore glows with the luminosity of a forge"
-The Stanford Daily


"Skat-The Playing is strong...the fun time mood is infectious"
Michael Roberts- The Denver Post


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Ever More is an instrumental Old-Time Banjo CD which features 18 cuts including 12 traditional and 6 original tunes. Vince plays banjo, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer and fiddle. Dave Grant from the Freewill Savages plays bass on 11 tunes and Dave Kennedy plays drums on two tunes. The Old Time tunes are: The Cucoo, Hop-High Ladies, Johnson Boys, June Apple, Ebenezer, Hog-Eyed Man, Mason's Apron, Kitchen Gal, Abe's Retreat, Rickett's Hornpipe, and Cluck Old-Hen.
Special thanks go out to Drew Ponder who got this recording project together. As a compatriot down in Nashville, he talked Rodger Martin to do the recording in his home studio and Mike Dunbar to help produce all on spec. Drew used to work for CBS Records and has been involved in many aspects of the music business for over 30 years. Due to his diligence in Vince's behalf Evermore was recorded. Rodger Martin has since passed away and this project is dedicated to him.

"One of the unknown treasures of Clawhammer banjo"-Dan Levenson, Banjo Newsletter


Skat is the second release which is Farsetta's original Reggae, Calypso and Ska songs including Mama Boulet and Better which are two of the three Farsetta originals Leftover Salmon has recorded. The CD consists of recordings made in Nashville from 1989 till 1996. It has Jim Horn on saxaphones and horn arrangements. Jim is one of Pop music's endearing players who has played with everyone from The Stones to The Travelling Willbury's. Bob Britt plays lead guitar on several cuts. He was recently on Bob Dylan's new album and he played for Leon Russell for 10 years. The other players were members of Vince's band The Flying Flamingo who are all seasoned session players and performers.


Reviews of Evermore

By Dan Levenson The Banjo Newsletter
Vince Farsetta is adept at writing his own tunes as well as playing the more traditional favorites. His disc is one of those often-searched for, seldom-found jewels of old time music. His version ot The Cucoo is melodic, rhythmic and dynamic- something few players achieve...It is interesting to hear someone explore the interplay between modern percussion and old time banjo..."See To It" has a cool hooked sound..."Abes Retreat" is upbeat, chucked-up and outrageous!...Not a bad tune in the bunch


by Tim Lynch da Flower Punk
tlynch@socrates.berkeley.edu
"Evermore" explores the best of the old-time traditon...Farsetta breathes more life into these pieces than I can possibly express in words...Vince has written six tunes that easily stand up to the best of the old-time sounds ... He is a fantastic picker. Evermore is truly a wonderful disc. I can not recommend it highly enough to anyone who is even the least bit interested in old-time American Music."



by Zachary Roberts
The Stanford Daily's Entertainment Weekly
"" feels like a hoe-down and a lullaby together ... The technical precision of Farsetta's blistering picking is awsome... his lightening fast-runs contain a subtlety that demonstrates his complete understanding of his instrument... The absolute brilliance of Farsetta's musicality makes Evermore an absorbing listening experience... This album feels like a slug of corn whiskey drunk on the porch of a wood cabin, with a light rain falling on the valley, the mountains shrouded in fog and the smell of roasting trout and baked potatoes coming from the kitchen"


by Claude Vu
Trad Magazine
"It is one of the best of it's kind that I have heard and I cannot overstate Farsetta's abilities and talents... The playing is a veritable fireworks...his arrangements are inventive and wickedly fun... The original Buryin'The Rye is a stroke of genius"

Reviews of Skat

by Dan Willging
Dirty Linen Magazine
"Farsetta's creative songs are a delightful cross between early ska-and calypso influences and David Lindley's "El Rayo-X" reggae-rock album...Hook filled and downright catcy... Farsetta's lyrics make for a perfect taste of pop...The production is flawless...



by Rick Anderson
All Music Guide
There's no reason at all to expect that a clawhammer banjo player could turn out a decent ska album. There's not reason to expect that a clawhammer banjo player would want to. But if one were to do it, it would be Vince Farsetta...The songs are great..."Knock Me Out" opens the program with a sweet blast of lover's ska in the 2-Tone traditon..."Cut Her to the Bone" is a pitch- perfect enviro-reggae... Highly recomended