Dolly Varden will re-issue a re-mixed and remastered version of our long out-of-print debut album, Mouthful of Lies, on January 24th. We’ll celebrate the reissue at Schubas in Chicago on Saturday, January 28th at 9pm. Tickets are on sale now at Schbuas.com. Jason Narducy and his band open the show! We’ll play the album in its entirety and then play a second set of “favorites.” We hope to see you there!!
2011 has been a year filled with new music, played with many brilliant musicians. I feel very lucky. Along with dozens of memorable shows in and around Chicago, I had the great fortune to travel to the UK with Magnolia Summer and tour with the Wynntown Marshalls from Edinburgh, to collaborate with Ellen Cherry, and to accompany and get to know Jami Lunde. Thanks to everyone, and thanks to all of you who came out to the shows!! It is great to live in a city so rich with gifted and generous musicians, and filled with people who go out and hear original music.
2012 is already shaping up to be an exciting year. Here’s some stuff I’m looking forward to:
*Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” performed live at SPACE in Evanston, Jan 8th
*Dolly Varden‘s re-issue concert for our debut album, “Mouthful of Lies“, at Schubas Jan 28th.
*Concert at the Old Town School’s brand new listening room, Szoid Music and Dance Hall, with Alton Smith, Diane Christiansen, Jason Roebke, and Frank Rosaly AND Cameron McGill opening the show. March 4th.
*A BRAND NEW Dolly Varden album! Probably May, 2012. No title yet. I gotta say, it’s sounding really good.
*Getting back out on tour a bit with Dolly Varden!
*Collaborating more with Ellen Cherry and letting you hear some of the songs we’ve written together
Full details on the concerts at the ‘shows’ link above.
Happy New Year! -Steve
Preaching To The Choir from steve dawson on Vimeo.
I am honored to be a part of a new collection of live recordings
from the archives of the Old Town School of Folk Music: 127
songs spanning 53 years of performances from Joan Baez, Big
Bill Broonzy Mahalia Jackson, Pete Seeger and....me (?!?)
(along with Andrew Bird, Robbie Fulks, and many others).
Preview and download at itunes, Amazon, or CD baby
selections:
Temporary, Sept 17, 2006, with Joel Paterson (drums),
Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone) and Casey McDonough (bass)
The Dying Soldier, Dec 9, 2007, from Robbie Fulks' tribute
to the Carter Family concert, solo performance
Apple Doll, Aug 2 2003, CD release show for 'Duets', with
Diane Christiansen, J. Adasiewicz, Mike Bradburn (bass),
and Dave Williams (drums)
Simon’s Tavern, Sunday, Oct 2nd at 9pm. No cover!
Steve Dawson, Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums), Diane Christiansen
(singing) and Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone). we’ll sound a little bit like this 5210 N. Clark St, Chicago. 21 and over. 9 – 11:30pm
