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Dan Lawrence's Music

About Me

About me:
I'm Dan and I like to play the guitar. I don't like to play other's music unless it really means a lot to me. In contrast to the songs I have posted on here, I am generally a rock/blues type player. I also am self taught which, I guess, is the reason I don't like just playing covers. I won't record singing unless it has deep meaning to me and is cause for reflection and/or change. Otherwise I think the music itself has enough meaning.
About Gloria (Mom):
Born on June14, 1941, Gloria was self taught on her grandmother's Gerhart Hintzman piano as a teen and by 18 was playing for local events around Peterborough. She travelled with the EPBC ensemble and later with the Melodaires. That's when she got to sample northern ontario. She played in churches from then on as well as travelling with 'The Northernaires', raising a family and helping with her husband's business. She wrote some of her own material for choir ensembles, and sang other trio and quartet music. She recorded her own at Grand Prarie, AB in the winter of 1984 with a cast on her leg (don't ask). She continued to improve on her skills and was 'one' with her piano. Some of what was on her recording is amature compared with some of her recent playing. She was appreciated much at the local Gospel sing in Englehart. I can remember the open mouths while she took off on the 'turnaround' and showed flair never seen in a church service. We continued to be in awe of her abilities right up to her sudden death June 5, 2005.

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Member Since: 02/02/2006
Band Members: Dan Lawrence, 3 men and a Davie.

Gloria Lawrence, Paula Oslund, Joy Rogers, Patricia Olson, Karen Lawrence, whoever else could sing
Influences: Dan.... Musically, Glenn Kaizer, Sacred Warrior, Brian Doerkson, Phil Keaggy, Joe Satriani, Stryper, Lamont Heibert, Bryan Duncan, Sweet Comfort Band..... Lyrically- Steve Taylor, Phil Keaggy, Bryan Duncan

Mom liked... gospel & quartet music, Gaithers, the Weatherfords, the Blackwood Brothers, the Happy Goodman's, Andre Crouch, Dino, Frank Mills, etc...
Sounds Like: I sound like a cross between Mark Knopfler (Dire Straights) Carlos Santana and Bruce Swift from Sacred Warrior(Metal) I think, but you tell me.

Gloria sounds just like Mom
Record Label: Indie

My Blog

Nothing Personal

For those of you who are friends of this site, I generally treat this only as a music related site. If you would like more info on myself, go to Dan's personal spaceand there you'll find stuff NOT mu...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:25:00 GMT

Two new (old) songs

Well, I did it. I got around to putting a couple of my own songs here. I will always leave a song or two of my mom's on here though.The first one I put on is a remake of a song I did in 1989 while und...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:24:00 GMT

Dealing with loss

So, since my mother's death last summer, there have been many times when I have thought 'If I could just hold her one more time, tell her how much I care', or 'If I only knew ahead of time, I could ha...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:56:00 GMT

Current favorites

Bryan Duncan, Tell me where you are - from Blue Skies   CD Ten Shekel Shirt, The Poorest King Brian Doerkson- Your faithfulness  - from You Shine
Posted by on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:04:00 GMT

responses Thank you

I would like to thank all the little people (everyone in here seems to be one inch tall) for their comments, and to the non-myspacer's that visit and e-mail a comment. Thank you. God's blessing is wit...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:22:00 GMT

new space

This is my new space which will feature my own music... when I get 'a round tuit'.  Right now I am highlighting my mother's music, as she passed away suddenly last summer in an auto accident. Her...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:29:00 GMT