Dan & Faith

Hello!

The US is big. Really big. And when you fly over it from coast to coast, you get some small idea of the scale, but driving across it from coast to coast shows you firsthand just how incredibly big it is. There are places that are wicked crowded, and there are places where you can drive for mile after mile and not see a house or another vehicle. There are areas that are completely flat with arrow-straight roads, and there are areas where you change altitude by 1000 feet or more across a half dozen switchbacks in a mile or two. The vast majority of it is incredibly beautiful, as are the people. We count ourselves incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to see so much of it this past month and a half.

We’re continuing our grand trek around the country this coming Thursday, April 11th at the Artichoke Sandwich Bar in Wichita, KS. The Choke advertises itself as a restaurant by day and a bar by night. They have “fabulously famous” sandwiches. Know anyone in the Wichita area? Send them our way! Music runs 7-9pm.

From Wichita, we make a beeline north to Plain Talk Books & Coffee in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, April 13th. Plain talk is a neighborhood bookstore, coffee shop, breakfast and lunch cafe located in Des Moines’ East Village. We love playing in bookstores, and we hope you love listening in bookstores, especially when there’s good coffee, one-of-a-kind sandwiches and homemade soups available as you listen! We play at noon.

Last summer, we had the opportunity to play at Nickel City Frets in Akron, NY and to meet Buffalo area songwriter Tom Callahan. The spontaneous harmonies that night were a joy! We’re hoping that we can recreate some of that magic as we return with Tom to Nickel City Frets (newly refurbished after a November fire!) on Wednesday, April 24th. Come listen to an evening of shared music, harmony and camaraderie! The fun starts at 7pm.

While we’re out gallivanting around the country, our friend Beth DeSombre is guest hosting the Serendipity Songwriter Showcase at the Serendipity Cafe in Maynard, MA on Wednesday, April 10th. Beth’s guest songwriters this month are Mark Stepakoff and Sam Bayer. The topic, as chosen by March’s audience, is “Maybe tomorrow“. Stop in, listen to some great original songs, eat tasty food, and help choose the song topic for May’s songwriters. Music runs 7:30-9:30pm. Thanks to Dan Tappan for guest hosting last month!

As we wander around the country, we do our best to find the interesting back roads, to stay out of the heavy traffic areas as much as possible. Looking For The Road Less Traveled has become our theme song when we’re out on the road. Enjoy!

Our CDs Seeking and Simple Grace are available from us at our shows, on our website, or you can find them at CD Baby, iTunes and most other online music stores.

As always, you can find additional schedule information on our website, https://www.danandfaith.com. For more frequent news updates and information, check out our Facebook fan page and follow us on Twitter (@danandfaith).

Spring is here, despite Mother Nature’s best efforts to the contrary! Cure your winter-bound cabin fever by getting out and going to hear live music.

Dan & Faith


Hello!

There often comes a point during winter in New England where it feels like you’ve had one too many frigid days or one too many snowstorms, and you start contemplating how you might escape to someplace warm. In past years, we’ve gone south toward Florida. This year, we’re going south and west.

We would much rather be singing than shoveling, and so we’re starting our month at 5000 Burnet in Austin, TX on Friday, March 8th. 5000 Burnet is a premier food trailer park offering 10+ food trailers, making it easy for everyone to find something to eat. The kids can play safely in a fenced-in playscape while the parents enjoy some of Austin’s best food trailers, as well as a bit of music by us! We’ll be playing 7-9pm.

The following Sunday, March 10th, we head just a little further north to Roots Bistro in Georgetown, TX. Here we’ll join our friend Alex Winters for an evening of music together. Alex connects with her audience by telling stories of everyday life that they can relate to. Everyone understands love, loss, desire, abandonment and hope. Alex seems to have the ability to put herself in different situations and walk through them, telling the tale of how she would react through her songs. We’re looking forward to sharing the evening with her from 7-9pm.

Somewhere on the road between Austin, TX and Phoenix, AZ, we’ll offer up an online concert via Concert Window on Tuesday, March 19 from 8-9pm Eastern time. Kick off your shoes, curl up with your favorite beverage, tune in to http://www.concertwindow.com/danandfaith and see how far we’ve traveled. We might even be able to figure out what time it is in Phoenix by then! We’ll share some tales from the road and some of our music.

Since we started performing, we’ve dreamed of the day when we could make the trek out to the west coast to play. On Saturday, March 30th, we fulfill that dream, starting with playing live on the Saturday Morning Folk Show on KDVS between 9am and noon PDT (that’s noon-3pm EDT) with DJ Bill Wagman. Tune in locally in the San Francisco Bay area at 90.3FM, or online at https://kdvs.org. Many thanks to DJ Robyne Fox for setting this up!

The dream continues later on Saturday, March 30th with a house concert in Berkeley, CA, starting at 7pm. We hope to see friends from the San Francisco Bay area! Contact us directly (reply to this email or call us at 603-826-6707) to reserve a seat and get details on the exact location.

While we’re out on the road, our friend Dan Tappan is guest hosting the Serendipity Songwriter Showcase at the Serendipity Cafe in Maynard, MA on Wednesday, March 13th. Dan’s guest songwriters this month are Paul Driscoll and Rupert Wates. The topic, as chosen by February’s audience, is “A Little More“. Stop in, listen to some great original songs, eat tasty food, and help choose the song topic for April’s songwriters. Music runs 7:30-9:30pm.

Our CDs Seeking and Simple Grace are available from us at our shows, on our website, or you can find them at CD Baby, iTunes and most other online music stores.

As always, you can find additional schedule information on our website, https://www.danandfaith.com. For more frequent news updates and information, check out our Facebook fan page and follow us on Twitter (@danandfaith).

Whether you’re near home or out on the road, check out the local music in the area.

Dan & Faith