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A Song for all Seasons |
David at his best in a full evening concert!
Original songs by
David HB Drake and songs from the best of contemporary
singer-songwriters,
including Tom Paxton, Gordon Bok, Stan Rogers, Bill Staines, Kate Wolf, Phil Ochs and
more. (Original songs available on "Secret Garden", "Fisherman's Beach"
and "October Country" CDs)
A Sample of David's original songs can be heard at
www.myspace.com/davidhbdrake
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"Songs that fit
like that favorite old sweater"
SING OUT
Magazine
Want to
hear songs from this show?
Go to
www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "Secret Garden"
and "October Country"
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Gather
the Family |
In
these times we need to gather with our families to give thanks for each other,
and take to time the share a song.
David sings songs of healing and hope that bring folks together in these
times.
David
was named Family Music Artist of the Year. This
concert is one of the reasons.
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A
Concert
for
these times
Sampler
CD available on request-
email
David@davidhbdrake.com
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Shorelines |
Songs of the Great Lakes, Wisconsin rivers, original
compositions, and classic shanties and waterfront pubs songs from the seven seas. David is the resident
folksinger for the Great Lakes Schooner Project's "S/V Denis
Sullivan" and has sailed the oceans and Lakes aboard tall ships.
See "Maritime Programs" below for festival and on-board information. (Original songs available on "Fisherman's Beach"
and "Schooner Songbag" CDs
! )
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"A sailor 's love song to the sea"
— Wind in the Rigging magazine
Want to
hear songs from this show?
Go to
www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "Fisherman's Beach"
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Blowing in
the Wind |
"Blowing in the Wind" is a
sing-along concert of those favorite songs that we all remember from Peter,
Paul, and Mary, the Kingston Trio, Tom Paxton, Simon and Garfunkel, and many more.
David appears solo or with Cap Lee and Julie Thompson as the
"Dangerous Folk" trio singing the songs of love and war from
those powerful times of the 60's. (Live recording available from
Wisconsin's oldest coffeehouse)
For
more information and photos go to "Dangerous
Folk"
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solo or
with "Dangerous Folk"
Sampler
DVD available on request-
email
David@davidhbdrake.com
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A Meeting Here Tonight |
Folk Music has always had deep roots in faith. From spirituals to
classical and contemporary music, deep belief in a greater good has been
a reason to rise up singing. A Joyful Noise gives voice to the joy
of this life for all people with songs that span and bring together the
generations, where the Circle is Unbroken.
For
more information and photos go to "Dangerous
Folk"
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with "Dangerous Folk"
(for solo see
"A Joyful Noise")
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| No
Child Left Behind? |
David , Cap, and Julie are
are the producers and primary performers on the new "No Child Left Behind?" CD.
They are available for Teacher's Conventions, Education Organizations
and seminars, and Union events leading songs that question testing and
bring back the joy of education. Eldon "Cap" Lee, author of Quashing
the Rhetoric of Reform is available for keynotes, workshops, and
book signings. David and Julie present workshops in using music
and the arts to educate.
For
more information and photos go to "Dangerous
Folk"
Read the article
at
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1228/p13s01-legn.html
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with "Dangerous Folk"
Want to hear
songs from this show?
Go to www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "No Child Left Behind?" |
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Let There
be Light |
A seasonal collection of little known
folk songs played on handmade instruments ideal for a gentle look at what Christmas is
really about. This concert has been
presented for over 20 years at Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Domes and can be done
as a duet program with Elizabeth Friedman joining the harmony. (Songs available on "Let there be Light" CD and Tape!
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Read the CD review at:
http://www.christmasreviews.com/xdrakefriedmann.shtml
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solo or with
"Sweet Survivor"
Want to hear songs from this show?
Go to
www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "Let there be Light!" |
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Wish I
Had Troubadour |
A concert for St. Patrick's Day or anytime you're getting
your Irish up!
David has performed at Milwaukee's IRISH FEST for over 20 years as bard, troubadour, and folk stage performer. (Songs available on "Wish I had a Troubadour" CD and Tape! )
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Want
to hear songs from this show?
Go to
www.cdbaby.com/all/dhbdrake
and click on "Wish I had a Troubadour!"
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The Rose and Dragon
Sailors
Three |
Shanties, ballads, and rousing maritime music for festivals, yacht
clubs, and water theme events. Songs of the seven seas are presented by
David, Cliff Long, and Dusty Rose as The Rose and Dragon
or Julie Thompson and Dean Calin as Sailor's Three.
David is the resident shantyman for the schooner "Denis Sullivan".
The
Rose and Dragon has performed at Irish Fest in Milwaukee many times and
maritime festivals around the Midwest and east coast.
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| Maritime
Music Trios |
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Sweet
Survivor |
A concert of love songs; some borrowed, some blue, some old
and some new. A Valentine for any time of year. Elizabeth Friedman can make this concert a
twosome joining David in harmony!
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with Elizabeth Friedman |
House
Concert
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A House Concert is a concert by David in
your living room or community space for invited guests from your
neighborhood.
David performs house concerts while on tour around the Midwest when he
has an open evening and needs a place to stay for the night!
A true House Concert is literally "singing
for your supper" (and a bed).
Rather than spend the money on a motel and restaurant, many folksingers
will trade a FREE concert for a place to stay while on tour.
The home owner, B&B operator, or
community group or church
provides a space to perform- a living room, back yard or large area and
invites friends who they are comfortable opening their home to.
The host is not required to let strangers in to their homes or
to announce the event in the papers, which makes your home phone and
address "public" unless you choose to.
The point is to have a face-to-face family experience with a
"troubadour" who is passing thru town! Having a "potluck" supper
with everyone bringing food to share is always an added bonus!
Eating and singing together is how we build community. It also gives
folks a chance to talk to the performer as a real person, not just
someone who is "on stage".
It is appropriate to "pass the hat" for
free will donations to help the musician with gas money and for
the performer to sell CDs at the program.
Beware of performers who charge a
"guaranteed fee"
or insist on a set admission! This is NOT a House Concert.
It opens the private residence as a for-profit business
and a whole lot of legal and liability problems.
That and it's not in the true spirit
of a real house concert and folk music.
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Check David's
Calendar for dates when
he is passing through your town
and has an evening open on the way to or from a scheduled show !
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