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12 tracks | 52 minutes
Released Mar 2003
on Northern Sky Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:30 Pick Me Up lyrics BUY MP3 04:30 Pick Me Up lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:30 Pick Me Up
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:59 One More Turn Around The Wheel lyrics BUY MP3 04:59 One More Turn Around The Wheel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:59 One More Turn Around The Wheel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 I Had A Dream Last Night lyrics FREE 03:59 I Had A Dream Last Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 I Had A Dream Last Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 Silver Lining lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 Silver Lining lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 Silver Lining
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 Come Round Again lyrics BUY MP3 04:58 Come Round Again lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:58 Come Round Again
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 I Live In The Sky lyrics BUY MP3 04:17 I Live In The Sky lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:17 I Live In The Sky
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:52 Sleeping Alone lyrics BUY MP3 04:52 Sleeping Alone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:52 Sleeping Alone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:32 Cooperation lyrics BUY MP3 05:32 Cooperation lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:32 Cooperation
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:21 Cliffs Of Moher lyrics BUY MP3 05:21 Cliffs Of Moher lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:21 Cliffs Of Moher
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Lyrical songs, acoustic country-folk, and instrumental phantasms for guitar, piano, and Irish whistle.
Bio / Background
Dan's 2003 release of new country-folk and inspiring instrumentals. Featuring Cooperation, One More Turn Around The Wheel, Cliffs Of Moher, I Had A Dream Last Night, and inspiring instrumentals for whistle, piano, and guitar. Promises to leave you energized, renewed, and fully amused.
Dan Oakenhead was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in the thick heat of summer, 1951, and grew up in Bay Village on the shores of Lake Erie. Taking up the guitar at the age of fifteen, he began writing songs that same year, appearing solo in local performance events, and singing lead and playing sax with the 60s cover band The Avengers. Early on he gravitated toward the poignant and humorous songwriting of Tom Paxton and Phil Ochs. During the late 60s and early 70s, Dan's songwriting was shaped by the acoustic work that would emerge full force with Gram Parsons, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Jimmie Spheeris.
↓ more ↓Moving west to Nevada and Alaska, with stops in Arizona and Wisconsin, and finally settling in Colorado, Dan further developed his guitar styles along eclectic lines, shadowing the playing of Doc Watson and Leo Kottke. He studied classical and jazz piano, and learned the Irish whistle from Shannon Heaton of Siucra and Sean Smythe of Lunasa. Dan's music was born in the new-folk and folk-rock tradition of the late 60s, and now expands the spirit, moving to broader musical styles and reaching higher lyrical ground.
Dan's four CDs, Road To Everafter (1999), Twice Around The Mountain (2000), Over The Blue Edge (2001), and Sky Geezer (2003) on the Northern Sky Music label feature lyrical songs, acoustic country-folk, and instrumental phantasms. His unique beyond-the-edge perspective can be described as a combination of John Prine and the Dalai Lama. At the piano, Dan connects with the impressionistic influences of Lyle Mays and Claude Debussy. On the low and high whistle he evokes the sounds of the slow traditional airs of Ireland and Scotland.
In performance Dan weaves guitar, lyrics, piano, and whistles into a comfortable flow of styles and transitions. He eases audiences into amusing contemplation through deep instrumental expression, and sets up an easy-going connection with folks through vivid lyrical images and spontaneous storytelling. Dan has performed throughout the western U.S., as well as in Europe, Ireland, England, and New Zealand. He has opened concerts for the likes of Tom Waits, Chris Brubeck, and world-renowned Scottish band Capercaille. Dan's solo performances favor listening rooms and music halls where folks gather for song and story
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