Member Since: 26/06/2007
Band Website: www.brotherdanpalmer.com
Band Members: Brother Dan performs most of the time as a solo artist, but has talented friends that assist on his cd projects, and occasionally join him for live performances. Players on the current cd project include: Phil Prunier, acoustic guitar, mandolin, and electric guitar; Harsev Thiara, Jr. on tabla and percussion; Herbie Weihskopf on congas, djimbe, and assorted percussion instruments; Doug Sandall on harmonica; and Joel Edwards on saxophone.
Influences: Brother Dan has been influenced by the listening preferences of his many audiences over the years, and many of the over 1,000 cover tunes in his repertoire were songs requested by listeners. His personal preference has always leaned towards melodic music, with interesting, heart-felt lyrics, and great harmonies. His writing reflects this love of variety and includes songs written in rock, blues, reggae, folk, country, and funky styles. His recordings are largely centered around his own hybrid guitar style, but are also interesting combinations of instruments (percussion, harmonica, mandolin, tabla, sax, flute, and acoustic and electric guitars to name a few) and rhythms. His lyrics center on a variety of real-life issues such as love (love lost, love gained, and love yearned for), religious dis-enfranchisement (he served as minister of music in a fairly large evangelical church for five years), the realization of mortality (he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in September of 2004, and has since fought it into remission), and insights and perspectives gained from travel and experience.
Sounds Like: Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, John Denver . . . dang, I just realized all of those guys are dead!
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned