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Dan Griffin

album available: www.mymerchtable.com!

About Me


“I was born in the city of Toronto,” Dan Griffin tells us in the opening line of the title track of his acclaimed 2007 EP, Stars and Satellites. The disc is a culmination of more than two years of introspective writing from the multi-instrumentalist. Raised in a musical family, Dan relocated to Hamilton in 2002 and quickly found himself involved in a myriad of projects, among them local roots/indie/pop-rock act Arkells. He joined that band as keyboardist, guitarist and arranger, all the while continuing a reclusive pattern of writing and home recording. After considerable local success with Arkells and as a solo artist, Griffin’s efforts have yielded the quiet masterpiece Stars and Satellites, which critics have described as "a touching, somber foray into deep folk, quiet pop and humble alternative country..." - (The View). Since the record’s release he has had the chance to play alongside Cuff the Duke, Elliot Brood, Luke Doucet and Jenn Grant throughout Eastern and Atlantic Canada. Joining Griffin on this highly anticipated return to the East Coast is his band The Regrets, a talented motley crew of musicians including Charlottetown native Rich Knox on drums, the great Hamiltonian pedal steel/electric guitarist Aaron Goldstein, and long time bass player Mike Atcheson. By energetically welding their roots rock influences, drawing from Neil Young, The Band and Ryan Adams’ Cardinals together with the intensity of Griffin’s songwriting, the group’s live show is a solid mix of folk, rock and soul that has brought audiences to their feet and made Dan Griffin & The Regrets a must-see act in Southern Ontario. View).
For booking enquiries, please e-mail [email protected]
Click here to buy Stars & Satellites at MyMerchTable.com
She’s a Drug - Live at George’s Roadhouse, Sackville, NB
Ten and Twelve - Live at the Seahorse Tavern, Halifax, NS
Stars and Satellites - Live at the Seahorse Tavern, Halifax, NS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/6/2005
Band Website: mymerchtable.com
Band Members: Dan Griffin...his Regrets are: Rich Knox, Mike Atcheson, Dave Griffin, Aaron Goldstein, Adam Melnick, Tim Oxford
Influences:
Sounds Like: nick drake, bob dylan, neil young, leonard cohen, bruce cockburn, ryan adams, elliot smith, iron and wine, hayden, wilco, sun kil moon
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

tour pics/live in ottawa!

Hey peepshappy spring-timesto welcome the warm weather we present you with two sacrificial offerings...first, here's some pics from the tour straight from goldie's camera himself....east coast pics se...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:38:00 PST

Tour blog the final of finalist tour bloggzs

So we're at Caroline's in Ottawa. Mike is playing a song from Eric Clapton's Unplugged album and, despite that album's terrible shroud of cheesiness, he's doing good over there on that Samick acoustic...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:35:00 PST

Tour blog 4: Quattro Amigos in Halifax, Moncton and Fredericton

So Halifax was sweet as all hell...our set really felt good and the other bands were sweet too - The Faceplants and Silvergun. Shouts-out to promotor Jason, and Doug and Tanya at the bar - you guys we...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:04:00 PST

Tour Blog 3: Thrice as good as number two

Seahorse is a great place, cool stage, good PA, nice folks. Thanks to everybody that made it, we had a great time. Huge Halifax hook-up from Tanya, who now rules in many more different ways in our boo...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:44:00 PST

Tour blog 2: The Second Tour Blog

Barfly bluegrass jam in Montreal. Long drive on Mon but Rich's sis hooked us up in Fred. Mike slept in the SUV (Van Zandt). Knox parents and steps strike again in PEI with massive hookups. Baba's awes...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:16:00 PST

Tour blog the first

So the Sock Hop was killer and all went well. We left Hamilton on Saturday daytime and set out for Kingston to Aaron’s brother Ira’s place, and then over to Ira’s friend Andrew&rsquo...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:05:00 PST

hot off the press

very exciting news.fancy new blue shirts on the way, in time for the tour.... spring catalogue stars and satellites is available for digital download at mymerchtablei’ve been writing and record...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:58:00 PST

Montreal date added, tour starts next week!

We’ve been added to a bill in Montreal on Sunday, April 6th, with Throw Me The Statue (Secretly Canadian) and The Receivers. Dig these two bands, they both sound sweet: http://www.myspace.com/t...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:11:00 PST

Stars and Satellites now available online

Happy to report that Stars and Satellites is now available at www.mymerchtable.com for the lowly sum of six Canadian dollars. The track listing, as always: 1. Summertime 2. She’s A Drug 3. Sta...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PST

DG & The Regrets hitting the road

Howdy folks, Aaron here, I play pedal steel in the Regrets. We'll be hitting the road for a super short tour out East in early April. For all you Hamiltonians and Torontonians, we really hope you'll m...
Posted by Dan Griffin on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:38:00 PST