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Bio:
Award Winning songwriter Dan Weber has been described as “The Classic Mid-Life Overnight Sensation” after bursting onto the festival scene in 2010 to a standing ovation at the Sisters Folk Festival for his engaging set in the Dave Carter songwriting contest. Since then he’s toured extensively across the country becoming a rare 3 time finalist in the legendary Kerrville ‘New Folk’ competition, had 2 top finishes in the Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and in 2015 won the prestigious Winfield, Kansas ‘NewSong’ contest for Oh Woody, his anthemic tribute to Woody Guthrie, that rose to #2 on the Folk charts in 2015.
An ex-Park Ranger, former Eagle Scout, Altar boy and lifelong ‘Deadhead’, Weber began performing later in life at age 40 but being a gifted storyteller he quickly won over audiences with his natural charisma, upbeat performances, authentic songwriting, and off-the-cuff hilarious stories from the many roads he’s traveled. None other than legendary Folk troubadour Ramblin’ Jack Elliott said “I love Dan’s songs and he tells really good stories.”
Originally from New York and now living in Vancouver, WA, Weber’s songs have been described as “Guthrie-esque and reminiscent of early John Prine” and “A rare combination of wit, emotion and Harry Chapin-esque imagery.” The UK’s Maverick Magazine said: “4 Stars: The touch of a true Master Craftsman songwriter” and The Victory Review wrote “Weber's writing is as strong as any in the Contemporary Folk community.”
After the success of 2015’s release of What I’m Lookin’ For, a 14 song CD of classic Folk and Americana that climbed to #6 on the charts and included Oh Woody as well as the breakout hit (I Deal with) Crazy ALL Day, an everyman’s anthem and crowd sing-a-long favorite, Weber is currently working on his first live recording and new material for an upcoming CD. If his phenomenal growth in such a short period of time is any indication, it promises to be his best work yet.
Quotes:
“I love Dan’s songs and he tells really good stories.”- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Legendary Folk Troubadour
“Guthrie-esque and reminiscent of early John Prine”- Mike Davies, Fatea Magazine, UK
“Dan Weber is the Classic Mid-Life Overnight Sensation”- Matt Miner, Matt Miner Presents
“‘Hank and Jesus’ is easily the best folk song I heard last year. It has a timeless and authentic ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ feel to it.”- Jack Bohl, DJ, KBOO 90.7 FM
“4 Stars: Has you hanging on to every word. That’s the touch of a true Master Craftsman Songwriter.”- Alan Cackett, Maverick Magazine
“A rare combination of wit, emotion and vivid, Harry Chapin-esque imagery.”- Rick Foster, The Sun Chronicle
“Don't be deceived by the white-straw cowboy hat, Dan Weber is the real deal.”www.danwebermusic.com www.facebook.com/danwebermusic www.youtube.com/highway142
DAN [email protected] Nancy Emrich Freeman, LilFest
“Dan is one of those rare performers that make you feel like you are the person in the room he is telling the story to. Come back soon!” - Suzan Lundy, McLundy’s Green Room
“Weber's writing is as strong as any in the Contemporary Folk community. ‘Goodbye to Dad’ is one of the best original tunes that I have heard in a long time." - Christopher Anderson, Victory Review: Acoustic Music Magazine
“The first time we saw Dan Weber perform, I turned to my husband after just two songs and said, ‘Oh, yeah, this guy's got it.’ Impossible to define but you know it when you see it!”- Joanne Smiddie-Brush, Flying Cat House Concerts
“Dan played a tremendous show! Top rate performance: soulful, sad, funny and everything in between. I’d recommend Dan to anyone. One of the friendliest guys you’ll ever meet too!”- Matt Hough, Lair of the Swamp Fox Concerts
Festivals:
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Okemah, OKKerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, TX Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KSFalcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, NYSisters Folk Festival, Sisters, OR Roots on the River Festival, Bellows Falls, VTRed Ants Pants Music Festival, White Sulphur Springs, MT Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UTTucson Folk Festival, Tucson, AZTumbleweed Music Festival, Richland, WAConnecticut Folk Festival, New Haven, CTSouth Florida Folk Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, FLClark County Fair, Ridgefield, WAChoochokam Music & Arts Festival, Langley, WABite of Oregon Festival, Portland, OR
Folk Society’s and Folk Alliance Showcases:
SWRFA Folk Alliance Official Showcase, Austin, TXFARM Folk Alliance Official Showcase, St. Louis, MOSERFA Folk Alliance Official Showcase, Asheville, NCFAR-West Folk Alliance Official Showcase, Oakland, CANERFA Folk Alliance QUAD Showcase, Kerhonkson, NY
Seattle Folklore Society, Seattle, WAThree Rivers Folklife Society, Pasco, WAWallawa Valley Music Alliance, Enterprise, ORYakima Folklife Festival, Yakima, WA
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DAN [email protected] Wind Concert Series, Norman, OKPrairie Wind Folk and Bluegrass, Windom, MNWildwood Park for the Arts, Little Rock, AR
Venues (Local and Regional):
Aladdin Theater, Portland, ORAlberta Rose Theater, Portland, ORMississippi Studios, Portland, ORArtichoke Music, Portland, ORHistoric Union Station, Portland, OREmil Fries Auditorium, Vancouver, WAPeninsula Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, WAThe Green Frog, Bellingham, WAGresham Center for the Arts, Gresham, ORColumbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, ORChehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, OR
Venues (National):
The Blue Door, Oklahoma City, OKUncle Calvin’s, Dallas, TXThe Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CANashville Side Streets, Nashville, TNUncommon Ground, Chicago, ILWire, Berwyn, ILFoam, St. Louis, MOJava Joe’s, Des Moines, IABarley Street, Omaha, NEJammin’ Java, Vienna, VAAbilene, Rochester, NYBull Run Restaurant, Shirley, MARose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield, MA
Awards:
Winfield, Kansas Walnut Valley Festival ‘NewSong’ Showcase:2015 Winner: ‘Oh Woody’ / Alternate: ‘Take a Liking to You’
Kerrville Folk Festival ‘New Folk’ Competition:2015 Finalist: ‘Oh Woody’, ‘Leaving Texas’2014 Finalist: ‘What I’m Lookin’ For’, ‘Do You Ride Horses’2012 Finalist: ‘Hank and Jesus’ and ‘Lost and Found’
Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition: 2014 2nd Place: ‘Hank and Jesus’2013 3rd Place: ‘What I’m Lookin’ For’ / Honorable Mention: ‘Oh Woody’
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase:2015 Finalist: ‘Oh Woody’, ‘What I'm Lookin' For’ and ‘Hank and Jesus’
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DAN [email protected] Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition:2015 Winner: ‘Hank and Jesus’ and ‘Goodbye to Dad’
Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase: 2015 2nd Place: ‘Hank and Jesus’ and ‘Goodbye to Dad’2014 Finalist: 'Oh Woody’, ‘Cowboy Style’2013 Finalist: ‘What I’m Lookin’ For’, ‘Do You Ride Horses’
South Florida Folk Festival Singer-Songwriting Competition: 2015 Finalist: ‘Hank and Jesus’ and ‘Oh Woody’
Connecticut Folk/Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition: 2014 Finalist: ‘Hank and Jesus’ and ‘Lost and Found’
Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Contest:2015 Finalist: ‘I Deal with Crazy ALL Day’ ‘Take a Liking to You’2014 Honorable Mention/3rd Place: ‘Oh Woody’, ‘Hank and Jesus’2013 Finalist: ‘Goodbye to Dad’, ‘What I’m Lookin’ For’
Tumbleweed Music Festival Songwriting Contest:2015 2nd Place: ‘Oh Woody’2014 2nd Place: ‘Sarah Ann’2012 2nd Place: ‘Goodbye to Dad’
Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest, Sisters Folk Festival: 2010 Finalist: ‘Goodbye to Dad’, ‘In Her Prime’, & ‘Lost and Found’
Great American Song Contest:2013 Finalist: ‘What I’m Lookin’ For’2012 Finalist: ‘Hank and Jesus’ & ‘Goodbye to Dad’2011 Finalist: ‘Sarah Ann’
Mid-Atlantic Song Contest/Songwriter’s Association of Washington: 2014 Honorable Mention: ‘Goodbye to Dad’2013 Silver Award: ‘Hank and Jesus’ / Honorable Mention: ‘Take the Central Georgia Home’
A sampling of Artists I’ve opened for:
Ian Tyson, John McCutcheon, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Tom Russell, David Mallett, Steve Poltz, Greg Trooper, David Olney, David Roth, Chuck Pyle, Catie Curtis, Jonathan Byrd, Danny Schmidt, Peter Mulvey, Carrie Elkin, Ben Bedford, Jon Langford, Tom May, Chris Sand, and more…
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