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About Me

Dan O'Callaghan has been picking the guitar since he was 9 years old. At age 14 he began to develop an interest in the "flatpicking" style popularized by Doc Watson, Tony Rice and others. Dan has picked the guitar and mandolin on church, coffee house, fair, festival and contest stages from Missouri and Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Kansas, taking 3rd place honors in the 2004 American Heritage Mandolin Competition, as well as participating in Tom T. Halls Good Home Grown Music showcase in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Museums River Of Music Party, concerts at the historic JIMMY DRIFTWOOD THEATER in Mountain View, AR, the Legends Of Bluegrass & Country Music Festival, and many others. Dan is currently a full-time teacher/repairman at Weeks Music Store, playing solo concerts as well as having performed with MOUNT ZION, Western Standard Time, The Lilly Mountaineers, America's Singing Cowboy STEVE MITCHELL, The Acoustic Worship Experience, Crystal River, MO Country, and a number of local and regional bluegrass, country, gospel, swing and jazz groups. As a solo artist, Dan brings together a wide variety of influences, including Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Dan Crary, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Merle Travis, Chris Thile, David Grisman, Sam Bush, Joe Pass, Martin Simpson, Phil Keaggy, Doyle Dykes, and Pierre Bensusan, just to name a few. His combination of time-tested favorite melodies and catchy original instrumentals definitely includes something for everyone to enjoy.

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Member Since: 3/11/2006
Band Website: geocities.com/ocallaghandan
Band Members: Dan playing electric guitar. BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM

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Influences: Steve Kaufman, Tony Rice, Dan Crary, Pat Flynn, Jerry Garcia, Luke Bulla, Brad Bulla, Bryan Sutton, Doc Watson, Phil Keaggy, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, Paul Simon, Tommy Emmanuel
Sounds Like: Dan Crary, Phil Keaggy, Chet Atkins, Tony Rice, Tommy Emmanuel

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My Blog

Computers & Christianity.

When it comes to computers, I'm not a patient man. Not that I mind using them, but if my computer seems to be running slower than normal, I take corrective measures immediatel...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:21:00 PST

Im engaged!

At long last, I'm getting to sit down and blog about this highly significant bit of news. On July 23, I became engaged to my girlfriend of two years. Nikki is my perfect soulmate. Although we're...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:29:00 PST

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i dont c y just cuz u uz the 'net u cant rite like u ben 2 skool. i gess im jus rally old fashund or somtin but it takes me 4ever 2 decyfer somma the posts peple puton my page and otherz. waz mor, the...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:46:00 PST

Bluegrass Guitar Building Blocks

Good Measure Music presents&&&&& Bluegrass Guitar Building Blocks. This new step-by-step method by Dan O'Callaghan will have you playing flashy fiddle tunes, gospel songs and bluegrass standards in n...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

Diminishing Returns

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Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:03:00 PST

Praise Guitar Workshop @ Weeks Music

October 12-13, 2007Buffalo, MOPraise Guitar Workshop - Register Online! Weeks Music Store, 1458 South Highway 65 Contact: Dan OCallaghan (417) 345-4140 [email protected] John will also pe...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 21 May 2007 12:37:00 PST

I STAND ALONE: The ups and downs of playing solo flatpicked guitar.

I Stand Alone: The ups and downs of flatpicking solo...: Greetings, once again. This edition of "Thoughts From Dano" is dedicated especially to the pick style guitarist who wi...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:56:00 PST

Winter Ice Storm

Hello again, friends. If I've been noticeably absent from the web lately, it's due to a severe ice storm that left many Missouri residents (myself included) without elec...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:07:00 PST

NEW CD RELEASE

Announcing the release of my new solo CD, "No Punches". Appropriately titled, there is no punching in or out on it. All the tracks were recorded straight through, with no fixes of any kind. "Gold Rush...
Posted by Dan O'Callaghan on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:54:00 PST