Dan Harney

Well let's face it. At this stage in the game there is no use writing this in the third person, as if I have some staff that is singing the praises of all my accomplishments. It's pretty much just me, Dan Harney. So since we have all of that out of the way, I'm going to try to give you an idea of what I am all about. I've always loved music, especially the singer/songwriter stuff. When I was 15 I bought Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits and somehow got it in my head that I could pull something like that off.

I've always loved music, especially the singer/songwriter stuff. When I was 15 I bought Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits and somehow got it in my head that I could pull something like that off. I fell in love with music that told stories. Other bands and artists, like U2, the Eagles, and Bob Dylan just confirmed that in me. By the time I had turned 17 my attention turned towards Christian artists like Michael Card and Jars of Clay, compelling me to buy a guitar and give it a shot.

I've been writing songs and performing now for the last 8 years. I'd like to think that I've grown as an artist over the years, but you all would be better judges of that. I love writing songs and I love sharing them with friends ? old and new.

I've been blessed with some remarkably gifted friends that have helped me turn my songs into music. One of which is Matthew Ludwikowski, who produced my latest recording, Breathing October. Matthew is the quintessential producer/songwriter/musician who you will be sure to hear more from in the years to come. I've also had the privilege and honor of performing with some truly talented, independent artists like Justin McRoberts and Andrew Peterson, whose music has deeply influenced me as both songwriter and believer.

I don't know if you would call what I do ?ministry?, but there have been times that I believe God has used it for his glory. I don't have all the answers and I don't believe that God saved us so that we could have all the answers. Rich Mullins once said that God did not give us the scriptures so that we could be right and prove everyone else wrong. He gave us scripture to prove that He is right and we are all just guessing. That is probably the best explanation that I have heard thus far.

Now, as I am trying to pursue music as a lifestyle, my goal is to relay authentic faith. A faith that is not political and self-righteous. A faith that falls and gets back up again. A faith that is not afraid to ask why and cry out in pain. That was the faith of our fathers and that is what I want to write about and live.

And that is what Breathing October turned out to be - a collection of songs about the struggle for faith in my life. There are times when God shows Himself so unmistakably that we have no choice but to fall to our knees and worship, and there are times when He feels so far away, we have no option but to cry out in need. Regardless of our perception, God is there. But I believe that God gave us each other so that we can worship and cry together, and it is my hope that these songs can help us all to do just that.

God bless,

Dan