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Dan Zahn

danzahn

About Me

I perform folk. blues, bluegrass, swing, jazz and original material on guitar and mandolin with my partner, Kate and sometimes as a soloist. I am also an artist working in pencil, charcoal, pastels and oils. I have been performing professionally for over 30 years and I have been drawing since the 5th grade. Although I give lessons on guitar and mandolin and I sometimes conduct drawing workshops, I am self taught in both music and art. Feel free to comment on or to critique my work. To learn more about my art work visit http://web.mac.com/danzahn All artwork and music are © by Dan Zahn.


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Member Since: 12/2/2007
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: My partner, Kate Moretti and myself. We are sometimes joined by mandolin masters, Don Stiernberg and Mike O'Connell and by either Marc Edelstein or Rocco Phipps on stand up bass.
Influences: Musical influences: Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Gordon Lightfoot, Django Reinhardt
Sounds Like: Me and Kate !
Record Label: wooden bridge music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Fastest Drawer in the West

The question of speed has come up and I would like to hear some opinions from other artists.Some of my friends have commented on how quickly I can do a portrait.I’d like to expalin. First off, t...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:34:00 PST

Pale Rider

OK, so turning out John Wayne over night only seemed to create a demand for more. Now I’ve been told that Clint Eastwood is a must for my collection. SO ... Here he is. I had nothing else planne...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

Big John

Well, myspace friend, "Inquisitive" likes my cowboy drawings but has pointed out that John Wayne needed to be included. So, I burned the midnight oil last night and here he is.Just for you my "Inquisi...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:19:00 PST

New songs

Howdy Friends!I’ve uploaded 3 different songs. "The Ring" is a true story about the ring my father made and it’s journey through WWll and his years as a policeman."Home Of The Brave" was i...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:20:00 PST

new drawings March 08

I’ve posted two new drawings. "3 Feathers" in colored pencil, features one of my favorite actors, Graham Greene. "Braided Pony" in the graphite section is from a photo taken by my darling, Kate....
Posted by Dan Zahn on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:26:00 PST

New Drawings

Well, I have been mighty busy. In the last week I have done 6 new drawings!My interest in the cowboy has been rekindled by my recent friendship with a man who goes by the name of Colonel Carter. He ow...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:06:00 PST

Two more drawings

"The Bass Man" is a drawing I did based on a quick sketch I made on a napkin in a bar while watching a very cool and talented bass player. It was a very quick impression on a rumpled napkin and the fi...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:42:00 PST

John Hartford

I've posted a portrait of John Hartford in the graphite section.John Hartford was one of the friendliest and most talented people I've ever met.He was popular with fans of folk, country and bluegrass ...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST

two desires

I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem. I am torn between my two passions, music and art.The time needed to create one takes time away from creating the other. That gets a bit frustrating.Whe...
Posted by Dan Zahn on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:46:00 PST

More Drawings

I've posted a couple of drawings that were on my previous space ... 2 in the graphite album and 1 in the pastel section. They are not new drawings. Hoping to get more new ones done soon.
Posted by Dan Zahn on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:30:00 PST