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7-8-2020
More shows in view
Have just done a couple of strange 1,5 metre shows. This post gig shot tells that story. A half-full room is suddenly the new full room. We played 2 sets to 2 different paying audiences last Sunday evening at the Blue Room Sessions in Den Bosch. Its good to be back out doing shows but if feels odd and, frankly, very fragile - as if it could fall apart again any minute. I hope it dont. We have a couple of fine shows planned though; the Walk the Line Festival at Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, Grounds in Rotterdam, a great Pop-Up show in Wageningen. Check the SHOWS tab for details. Meanwhile I kinda like the post gig shennanigens I get up to with Madelief van Vlijmen (coolest bass player) and Stefan Wolfs (coolest geetahs) captured here very nicely. We had fun. More please!
6-26-2020
Crawling backAs restrictions lift and strange little social distancing gigs begin to loom on the horizon I find myself feeling a mixture of indifference and trepidation. Ive done 1 or 2 social distancing shows, as well as a couple of online streaming gigs - they were cool I suppose but they also felt a bit like 2% milk, and reminded me of how great it actually is to play to a properly filled room to real flesh and blood people. I miss that. The trepidation comes from the thought that this could go on for a long time yet. The challenge is to adjust to this new reality. Im doing the best I can under the circumstances - everyone is. In the meantime, I count myself among the lucky souls who hasnt yet lost anybody (touch wood!) and who lives in a country where people actually have space in their blessed and privelidged lives to even contemplate music, art etc let alone create it. You gotta stop and think about that sometimes. It put things into perspective. In the meantime, here is a cool little video of a song of mine with footage of my daughter growing up in these times
6-12-2020
C-19 demolished my album tour but there's always an upsideIn March before Covid hit I was looking at a great run of shows in the Netherlands, bookings were coming in for Germany and the UK too. Australian dates were lining up easy-peasy in July/August - it was coming together like a dream. Believe me, you dont get that happening so easily too many times in your music career if you work on the fringes of the bizz like I do. It all looked so good. Then BOOM! The whole lot came crashing down with the virus. It was a lot to let go of. Still is. And of course, you try to make it feel better by saying stuff to yourself like "oh well there are people worse off than me". That kind of helps but it doesnt change the reality of 18 months work down the drain. I decided back then not to delay the release because of Covid - fuck that! Im glad I didnt - it was a decsion that has led to some great reviews, and now things are opening up ever so tentatively, some great new show opportunities as well. It has also given me space to re-orient somewhat to the ever-expanding digital context that is consuming all of us whether we like it or not, and that I have been resisting like the plague. All the energy I had for taking this show out on the road needed a target. STORY SONGTIME WITH DAN has relieved me of some of the frustrated creative pressure Ive been feeling building up inside me. These kind press review quotes have helped too "warmth, wit, unaffected integrity.....an instant classic" Rhythms Magazine/Australia "one of the most beautiful albums so far this year" GuitarPlayer Magazine/The Netherlands "brilliantly floating quality music....best 2020 spring release" Blaskan/Sweden "Letters of Gold; 8 classic songs of gold...." Rootstime/Belgium
24-4-2020
NEW ALBUM OUT TODAYWell its been a journey. When this COVID stuff hit the fan we thought about delaying the release but we were already up the hill, over the ridge and halfway down the other side so we decided to bite the bullet and stick to the plan, side-winding and swerving all the way. All my April shows in Europe have been cancelled and the shows I have in Australia later in the year are currently hanging by a thread. Even so, I feel good about releasing this record today. Im extremely happy with it. It sounds great and in it you can hear the result of some very satisfying collaborations where people really brought their energy and feeling to my songs. I want to thank you all - you know who you are. You are all through this music and sound. Here is the 1st full length clip from the album. Ive dedicated this clip & song to the people of Crescent Head (my original home town) and the Dunghutti First Nation community on the Macleay Valley. Watch the clip - the rest of the story is in there. Peace & Love. Dan
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MAILING LISTBIOThis is my story - Ill try to keep it short. I grew up in the river town of Kempsey in northern New South Wales, Australia. I live in Holland now. I don’t miss Australia much, but I really miss Read moreSHOWS17jul The Baroque Room/POSTPONED!!
- Katoomba, NSW, AUSTRALIA 18jul Petersham Bowlo, AUSTRALIA/POSTPONED!!!
- Sydney 24jul Merri Creek Tavern/POSTPONED!!
- MELBOURNE 25jul Merri Creek Tavern/POSTPONED!!
- Melbourne, Australia 31jul Smiths Alternative/POSTPONED!!
- Canberra, AUSTRALIA 01aug Walk the Line Festival/Tivoli Vredenburg
- Utrecht 02aug Grounds
- Rotterdam 20aug Pop Up Wageningen/Bibliotheek
- Wageningen Show all upcoming showsSOCIAL MEDIA
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