Dan & Faith

Hello!

It’s been a while since we’ve done an extended road trip! The month of September has found us in some pretty toasty parts of the country. Every time it looked like we were about to have a cooler day, our schedule would take us a bit further south, and we’d be back into the blast furnace again. Temperatures topped 100° while we were in Kansas, and never dropped below 90° during the daytime in Austin, TX. Although the trip has been great so far other than the weather, we’re Northeasterners! We don’t do heat like that very well, and we’re delighted to be headed north again into cooler weather.

Our first cool stop is Madison, WI this Friday, October 2nd. We’re back at Wild Hog In The Woods, in the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, where we’ll be joining our friends Andina & Rich (Sandy Andina & Stephen Lee Rich) for an evening of Dueling Duos! Our goal is to have each song we perform tie in with whatever song they have just played through some logical thread (however tenuous), and they will do likewise. We decide on the fly what to play next — there’s no planned set list.  There’s a high probability we’ll be pulling out songs we haven’t played in a while if that’s where the threads take us. The fun starts at 7:30pm!

We’re then off to North Dakota on Sunday, October 11th for a show at the 4E Winery in Mapleton, ND. We discovered this gem on a trip through the area a few years ago. it’s a beautiful farm west of Fargo with excellent wines (all made from local grapes), amazing food, and a wonderful vibe! Come, enjoy what they have to offer, and we’ll keep you entertained. Music starts at 2pm.

The next stop in Duluth, MN is a new venue for us. Wussow’s Concert Cafe is a locally owned coffeehouse featuring live music, a full espresso bar, homemade fare, and “a fun variety of beer and wine”. Their main purpose is to create a welcoming atmosphere for anyone who loves great conversation, amazing coffee, healthy food, and the best original music; a place to socialize during the day, work or study in the afternoon, and enjoy concerts at night. Join us there on Saturday, October 17th when we share the evening with other musicians (TBD). Music starts at 7pm.

If you’ll be at the Folk Alliance Regional Midwest (FARM) conference in Minneapolis, MN October 22nd through 25th, give us a shout! We’d love to connect.

We finish out a very busy month at the HooMac Songwriter Series showcase at Sleeper’s Bar in Bloomington, IN on Tuesday, October 27th. We’ve played this showcase hosted by the Hoosier Original Music Association (HooMac) in the past, and enjoyed the music and conversation. Sadly, this is their last planned showcase, as they’ve lost their funding for the series, so we’ll do our best to help them make it a good one to end on! We’ll be sharing the evening with Alex Kerns and Dave Sisson. Music starts at 7pm.

This Friday, October 2nd, is Bandcamp Friday! That’s the day when Bandcamp passes along their fees on music purchases to the musicians whose music is purchased. It’s not too early to start thinking about holiday gift-giving, and music makes a great gift! We have four albums on there, and would love for you to pick up a few. Of course, we welcome your stopping by our Bandcamp page at any time, but Bandcamp Friday gets us a wee bit more money from your purchases.

October brings us into the final days of the harvest each year, and Dan’s song Harvest Time celebrates all that makes it special. Check it out here!

We’re working on adding shows to our 2027 schedule. Got a local venue that you think we should play? Send it along! Got a room in your house that would be good for hosting 10-30 friends for a house concert? We’d love to play for you up close and personal! Just contact us via our Contact page. Don’t know what hosting a house concert entails? No worries, we can help with that! It’s easy-peasy.

Our albums Who We Are, Then and Now, Seeking, and Simple Grace are available from us at shows and on our website, through Bandcamp, or you can find them at iTunes and most other online music stores. Our music is also available streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

As always, you can find additional schedule information on our website. For additional content, follow us on Patreon. For more frequent news updates and information, check out our Facebook fan page.

Support all your local venues that support live local music!

Dan & Faith

Hello!

We’ve picked the last of the peaches and the first of the pears (though we haven’t actually eaten any of the pears yet, as they really aren’t ripe). We’ve picked up the last of our farm shares from the local organic farm whose produce we’ve been eating all summer. We’ve picked the last of the zucchinis from our two zucchini plants in the pots outside the door that we planted in lieu of an actual garden. We’ve eaten the last of the blackberries on our bushes. Such a wonderful blackberry season this year! And now we’re on the road. It’s been a great summer hanging around New England (give or take one or two brief forays beyond), but we’re looking forward to putting some miles on the new van.

No formal shows this month, but if you’ll be at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield KS anytime during September 13th through the 19th or at the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) conference in Austin TX September 24-27, give us a shout! We would love to cross paths!

Twenty five years ago this week, tragedy struck Dan’s hometown of New York City. We spent the day tracking down family in NY and the Washington DC area (all safe, thankfully), only to discover that we had a friend on one of the planes. Tales from other friends of their experiences with the event and the aftermath, along with his memories of when the towers were first built prompted Dan to write Ghosts. We offer it to you in memory of all who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001, and for the families and friends who survive them.

On a lighter note, since we’re just past Labor Day weekend, we bring you a song celebrating the power of union organization, and why it can be necessary. Here’s Dan’s song Dig A Hole.

And if you’d like to hear a brand new song (our first co-write in a very long time), we’ve just posted it for our Patreon patrons! It’s one that’s under consideration for our next album.

Our albums Who We Are, Then and Now, Seeking, and Simple Grace are available from us at shows and on our website, through Bandcamp, or you can find them at iTunes and most other online music stores. Our music is also available streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

As always, you can find additional schedule information on our website. For additional content, follow us on Patreon. For more frequent news updates and information, check out our Facebook fan page.

Fall is a glorious time of year for harvest fairs and festivals! Enjoy the bounty of the earth and the music that serenades those celebrations!

Dan & Faith