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About Me

Dave bought his first guitar at the age of 17 and has spent the last 40 years pursuing his love of folk music. During that time he has accumulated a vast collections of stories and songs about his life on the road.For the last 20 years Dave has traveled around the country attending festivals and selling leather goods. In his travels, he has had the opportunity to meet and play with many extraordinary performers. Playing mostly informal gatherings around the campfire, Dave only recently started performing for an audienceFrom folksy tunes about his childhood in the Pennsylvania farmland, to the stories drawn from his experiences on the road, Dave continues to weave a story about life on the road.Not your typical Delta blues slide player, Dave combines Scruggs style picking with bluegrass licks to give his slide playing a unique flavor that is different from most players. His story songs reflect his life on the road.With winter setting in Dave is holed up back at the farm with plenty of time to work on new songs. Most of the time is spent playing music, making new friends, and reconnecting with old ones. It won't be long until he is back on the road.

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Member Since: 2/10/2006
Band Website: www.soundclick.com/davetheroadman
Band Members:

Influences: Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Dave Van Ronk, Baltimore Red, Mad Dog Marino, Robt. Johnson, Van Wagner, Randy Brendle, hundreds of unknown musicians on the road.
Sounds Like: John Prine, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle,
Record Label: End of the Road Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ask and ye shall receive!

That's what it says in the bible. Most people believe that means to pray, it doesn't say that. Ever since I was a child I wanted a steel bodied National Guitar like my grand father had. He had one ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:20:00 GMT

Broken people

Sometimes we just find them. They seem to be attracted to the family of friends that we have. The discussions go on late into the night, but they are safe and they know it. We make no distinctions,...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 06:08:00 GMT

Everything Bounces

Sometimes we stretch reality, sometimes we create a new demension by bending the old one just a little bit. Not everyone gets it. But I just met someone who does. It's refreshing to talk to some wh...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 17:16:00 GMT

First festival

Yesterday I played the Susquehanna Music and Arts festival. An extraordinary festival that is grossly under attended. I had the chance to do a set on the main stage on Sat. and a workshop with Julia...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Show Schedule

April 18 Privateer Days (Pirates) ,BaltimoreApril 25 Ft. Frederick Market Days, Hancock, Md.*May 1-3 Spoutwood Farms Faery Festival , Glen Rock, PaMay 8-10 Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival, Have...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Pancakes

Spring is officially here, we leave behind the dregs of winter. How do I know, I ate pancakes. And I ate pancakes with my friends. Did you ever notice how when you eat pancakes with someone, that e...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:37:00 GMT

Feelings

How many times have we been told to express our feelings only to have them come around to bite us in the ass. I am tired of people that encourage you to express yourself but don't really want to hear...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Today

Yup, unbeleiveable!
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:51:00 GMT

Rat Shit Report vol 3

I am going to try something new with this report. This time instead of telling everyone how things went, I am going to tell you how things are going to go. Tonight is the big party at Bube's, it is ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Rachet Road report Vol.2-1/2

Ok, I forgot something, lots of folks have been asking me what I did while I was in Nashville. Ok, so here goes. I went downtown with Nyx, we drove around the block 3 times trying to find a place to...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:43:00 GMT