Dirk Powell is an American musician, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, banjo, guitar, accordion, bass, piano, mandolin), and owner of The Cypress House studio. He's married to Christine Balfa.
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October 11, 2025
Mebane Community Park
Mebane, North Carolina, United StatesJuly 28, 2025
Chautauqua Auditorium
Boulder, Colorado, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
3. Polyphia
4. Step Away Blues
5. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
6. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
7. Pipi Danga (Pompey Ran Away)
8. At the Purchaser's Option
9. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
10. Breaking Up Christmas(Tommy Jarrell cover)
1. American Tune(Paul Simon cover)
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The Mountain Winery
Saratoga, California, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
3.
lyric: 'days that used to be'4.
Cajun French tunes : Sunday afternoon / The Back of Town Two-Dtep5. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
6. Polyphia
7. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
8. Out of Sight
9. Old Corn Liquor([traditional] cover)
10. Step Away Blues
11. Bonsoir Moreau
12. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
13. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
14. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
15. Snowden's Jig([traditional] cover)
16. At the Purchaser's Option
17. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign(The Carter Family cover)
>18. Breaking Up Christmas(Tommy Jarrell cover)
1. Pretty Saro([traditional] cover)
2. Riro's House(Carolina Chocolate Drops cover)
June 29, 2025
Worthy Farm
Pilton, England, United KingdomJune 26, 2025
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJune 25, 2025
Central Park SummerStage
New York, New York, United StatesJune 21, 2025
Zellerbach Hall
Berkeley, California, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
4. Dimanche Après-Midi([traditional] cover)
>5. Quo faire(Alphonse "Bois-Sec" Ardoin with Canray Fontenot cover)
6. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
7. Polyphia
8. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
9. Old Corn Liquor([traditional] cover)
10. Step Away Blues
11. Bonsoir, Moreau(Canray Fontenot cover)
12.
13. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
14. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
15. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
16. Pipi Danga (Pompey Ran Away)
17. At the Purchaser's Option
18. Following the North Star
19. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign(The Carter Family cover)
20. I Shall Not Be Moved([traditional] cover)
1. American Tune(Paul Simon cover)
June 18, 2025
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, California, United StatesRhiannon Giddens: American Tunes, led by Giddens and her own Old-Time Revue (Dirk Powell, Jason Sypher, Demeanor, Amelia Powell, and Justin Robinson of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) alongside Our Native Daughters (Leyla McCalla, Amythyst Kiah), Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Ed Helms, and more,
1. American Tune
2. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
1. Moon Meets Sun(Our Native Daughters cover)
2. Quasheba, Quasheba(Our Native Daughters cover)
3. I Knew I Could Fly(Our Native Daughters cover)
4. Polly Ann's Hammer(Our Native Daughters cover)
5. The Sun Without the Heat(Our Native Daughters cover)
6. You're Not Alone(Our Native Daughters cover)
7. Black Myself(Our Native Daughters cover)
1. Girls' Breakdown(Al Stewart cover)
2. I Can Play The Banjo(Steve Martin cover)
3. Five Days Out and Two Days Back
4. Cluck Old Hen([traditional] cover)
June 16, 2025
The Majestic Ventura Theater
Ventura, California, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
4. Dimanche Après-Midi / Quoi faire
5. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
6. Polyphia
7. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
8. Old Corn Liquor([traditional] cover)
9. Step Away Blues
10. Bonsoir Moreau
11. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
12. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
13. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
14. Pipi Danga (Pompey Ran Away)
15. At the Purchaser's Option
16. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign(The Carter Family cover)
17. Breaking Up Christmas(Tommy Jarrell cover)
1. Pretty Saro([traditional] cover)
2. Lights in the Valley(Trąd cover)
June 15, 2025
Uptown Theatre
Napa, California, United States1. Mountains Rise
2. River(Leon Bridges cover)
3.
repeated lyric 'good thing?' - with looper device1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
duo2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
trio with Dirk3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
with Jason Sypher (upright bass) and Amelia (acoustic guitar) now on stage also4.
feat. Dirk, medley of 2 French language songs - Creole / Louisiana5. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
from Western Nigeria6. Polyphia
feat. nephew Demeanor on banjo and rap7. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
sung by Amelia, daughter of Dirk Powell8. Old Corn Liquor([traditional] cover)
Rhiannon: banjo, Dirk: acoustic guitar9. Step Away Blues
without Demeanor10. Bonsoir Moreau
another French song, Demeanor: triangle, Dirk: accordion, Rhiannon+Justin: fiddles11. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
Dirk + Justin: Banjos, Rhiannon: fiddle, Demeanor: bones12. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
Dirk's song from 2020, he played acoustic guitar13. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
Rhiannon + Justin: banjos14. Pipi Danga (Pompey Ran Away)
Rhiannon: banjo, Dirk: fiddle15. At the Purchaser's Option
Rhiannon: banjo, vocal; Dirk: fiddle16. Following the North Star
instrumental17.
Rhiannon: banjo, Dirk + Justin: fiddles1. Pretty Saro([traditional] cover)
Rhiannon alone on stage, solo a cappella singing2. Riro's House(Carolina Chocolate Drops cover)
with band, Dirk (guitar), Justin (fiddle), Rhiannon (banjo) et alMay 16, 2025
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 15, 2025
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 11, 2025
The Anthem
Washington, Washington, D.C., United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
3. Dimanche Après-Midi([traditional] cover)
4. Quoi faire(Canray Fontenot cover)
5. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
6. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
7. At the Purchaser's Option
8. Pipi Danga
(Traditional Congolese song sung in Linga)9. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
May 9, 2025
Thalia Hall
Chicago, Illinois, United States"Rhiannon Giddens and the Old-Time Revue," with Justin Robinson, Dirk Powell, Jason Sypher, Amelia Powell, and Demeanor.
1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
4. Dimanche Après-Midi / Quoi faire
Dirk Powell sings5.
Western Nigerian song - Justin Robinson sings6.
hip-hop song - Demeanor sings7. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
Amelia Powell sings8. Old Corn Liquor([traditional] cover)
9. Bonsoir Moreau
Dirk Powell sings10.
blues song - "step away, I've got my soul in my hands"11. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
Justin Robinson sings12. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
Dirk and Amelia Powell sing13. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
14. Pipi Danga
15. At the Purchaser's Option
16. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign(The Carter Family cover)
1. We Could Fly
May 8, 2025
Memorial Hall
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesMay 7, 2025
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
May 4, 2025
Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
Birmingham, Alabama, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
4. Dimanche Après-Midi([traditional] cover)
5. Quoi faire(Canray Fontenot cover)
6.
West Nigerian song sung in Yoruba by Justin Robinson7.
Rap song sung by Demeanor8. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
9. Shoot That Buffalo(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
10. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
11. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
12. Pipi Danga
Traditional Congolese song sung in Linga13. At the Purchaser's Option
14. Birmingham Sunday
15. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing(Robert Robinson cover)
16. Rain Crow
17.
Something “…for Christmas” - Couldn’t hear song intro well1.
“House” was part of the title. A square dance song.April 30, 2025
The Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina, United States1. Libba Cotton
2. Joe Tune
3. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
4. Creole Tunes
5. Laye Olugbon([traditional] cover)
6. At the Purchaser's Option
7. Pompey
8. Polyphia
9. Swannanoa Tunnel([traditional] cover)
10. Red Bird Road(Dirk Powell cover)
11. Marching Jaybird(Etta Baker cover)
12. Low Bass Square Dance
13. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
14. We Could Fly
15. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign(The Carter Family cover)
16. Cluck Ol' Hen / Unknown Instrumental
April 26, 2025
Durham Performing Arts Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States1. Freight Train(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
2. Brown's Dream(Etta Baker cover)
instrumental with Justin Robinson3. Just One More Day
lyric 'one more day the Lord has kept me' - a cappella, Rhiannon and her sister4. Dimanche Après-Midi([traditional] cover)
French song title, Creole song, also with Justin (fiddle), Jason (bass), Dirk's daughter5. Quoi faire(Canray Fontenot cover)
French song title, Cajun song, also with Justin (fiddle), Jason (bass), Dirk's daughter6.
Rhiannon sang in Congolese. Niwel Tsumbu helped her with the words and pronunciations.7. At the Purchaser's Option
vocals by Rhiannon and her sisterJanuary 20, 2025
Glasgow City Halls
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom1. Georgie Buck([traditional] cover)
2. Sitting on Top of the World(Mississippi Sheiks cover)
3. At the Purchaser's Option
4. Following the North Star
5. Shake Sugaree(Elizabeth Cotten cover)
6. Instrumental tunes
7. I Ain’t Playing Pretty Polly(Dirk Powell cover)
8. Jack of Diamonds([traditional] cover)
9. High on a Mountain(Ola Belle Reed cover)
10. Dimanche Après-Midi([traditional] cover)
11. Swannanoa Tunnel([traditional] cover)
12. She's Got You(Patsy Cline cover)
13. Somewhere Between(Merle Haggard cover)
14. Waterbound
15. We Could Fly
16. Lights in the Valley([traditional] cover)
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