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

Hello!

We’re deep into summer now, and we’ve just harvested our first few zucchini! We aren’t really doing a garden this year, as we’ve got a lot of other stuff going on around the house, and we still have every intention of turning our garden into raised beds, but we did stick a couple of zucchini plants into whiskey barrel planters outside the front door. They seem happy! We’re about to be inundated with peaches and pears, and maybe a smattering of apples. We had our first peach yesterday, and hoo boy, was it ever delicious! Last year, we had a ton of Bartlett pears on one tree, and this year it’s a different Bartlett that’s bearing. Our Anjou pear trees had nothing on them last year, but one of them is now having a banner year. And our Asian pear trees are coated in fruit. The rain we just had over the last week will certainly help them all size up, and over the last two sunny days, we swear we can see the fruit getting bigger.

Not only does the sun make our fruit grow, it also gives us opportunities to share music! Join us at Solarfest: The Gathering in Brandon, VT on Saturday, August 8th. This free family-friendly festival brings together music, art, workshops, local vendors, delicious food, and activities for all ages. It’s a celebration of sustainability, community connection, and the joy of coming together under the summer sun. The festival itself is 10am through dusk, and we’ll be kicking off the music stage at noon.

Summer produce season is well underway now, and so are the farmers markets in the area. We’re heading back to the Peterborough Farmers Market in Peterborough, NH on Wednesday, August 12th. Farm fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, and music by us! The market runs 3-6pm; we’ll be playing 3-5pm. This market is generally rain or shine, but will close for thunderstorms.

There’s no such thing as too many farmers markets, so we’re off to the one in Bellows Falls, VT on Friday, August 21st. More opportunities for fresh produce and such, in the gorgeous Hetty Green Park! The market runs 4-7pm. We’ll be playing under the big tree. Stop by and say hi!

We’ve mentioned our friend Dan Szczesny in previous newsletters. He is a New Hampshire writer, author of more than a dozen books, including several co-authored with his young daughter. His book, The White Mountain, was the inspiration for Faith’s song Alton Weagle Day that we played for the Weaglers at Mount Washington in May. Well, Dan is also the director of the Griffin Free Public Library in Auburn NH, which is where we’ll be playing a free show on Saturday, August 22nd! Here’s your chance to hear Alton Weagle Day live, as well as the song Digging Up Dandelions, which also came from the book, and lots more of our songs. Music runs noon-1:30pm in the library park. Come early and meet Stella the Stegosaurus, the 12’ x 7’ dinosaur that lives in the library park! (Doesn’t every library have its own dinosaur?)

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.

There are lots of opportunities to hear live local music outdoors this summer. There’s nothing quite like sharing music outside in a community setting!

Dan & Faith