Dan Crary Onesheet
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Dan Crary Onesheet
He is a musical legend, a pioneer of one of the most intricate, yet powerful, forms of American music, and a master of the guitar; he’s Dan Crary, a flatpicking stylist with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance. As he passes his 40th anniversary as a performer, Crary DISCOGRAPHY is one of the few artists whose work can be said to transcend boundaries of style Renaissance of the and genre. Steel String Guitar A long and distinguished recording Holiday Guitar career, featuring solo projects and Jammed If I Do group efforts and many guest Thunderation appearances, have brought Dan acclaim Bluegrass Guitar as a versatile performer able to range Take a Step Over from Mozart to Anglo-American fiddle Guitar tunes to moody, evocative original Sweet Southern Girl compositions. Jammed If I Do, with Lady’s Fancy guests Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Norman with Dan Crary & Thunderation Blake, and Beppe Gambetta, was hailed Perfect Storm as one of the decade’s great gatherings with Men of Steel of guitarists, and his albums have Live: Men of Steel Four Way Mirror garnered awards and rave reviews. with Beppe Gambetta As a solo artist, Dan has created a Synergia performance style that blends with Lonnie Hoppers traditional material from a variety of Crary & Hoppers and American sources with original their American Band compositions, and vocals with with California Traveler instrumental showcases, all woven together with stories and observations with BCH Chambergrass that share his experience and insights Now They Are Four with the audience. His ability to connect BCH Night Run both musically and personally has Berline, Crary & Hickman brought him success not only in North America but throughout the world, with concert and workshop appearances from Europe to Japan and the South Pacific. In a time when yesterday’s stars are all too often today’s unknowns, and genres are picked up and discarded quickly, it’s a rare career that encompasses multiple styles and decades while remaining fresh and exciting. If consistency, creativity, and longevity are hallmarks of artistic achievement, then Dan Crary must be recognized as one of the greatest traditional artists of our day. Listen to sound clips at DanCrary.com. Renaissance of the Steel String Guitar Dan Crary | Thunderation Music 039 REVIEW QUOTES “Incredible dexterity and tongue-in-cheek humor . . . must be heard to be believed.” Guitar Player “. . . Dan’s guitar work is mind-boggling . . . ” Houston Chronicle “Dan Crary is one of the top three or four guitarists of our time; perhaps the best flatpicker around.” Vancouver Folk Festival “. . . a premier instrumentalist . . . ” Indianapolis Daily News “He was hardly a minute into the show when he let fly with racing licks that sounded like the fretboard equivalent of Fred Astaire dancing up, then down a staircase.” Los Angeles Times AWARDS IBMA “Best Liner Notes” (CHAMBERGRASS) NDIE “Best Seasonal Album” (HOLIDAY GUITAR) NAIRD INDIE “Best String Instrumental Album” IBMA “Best Instrumental Group” Strictly Country 1st Place Guitar Award Intl Ambassador of Country Music, AustralAsian Country Music Frets Annual Readers Poll, 1st Place Guitar Award CONTACT INFORMATION DAN CRARY Thunderation Music, Inc 1390 Broadway, Suite B101, Placerville, CA 95667 Tel: 530-622-6228 / Cell: 530-306-4483 dcrary@earthlink.net / dancrary.com