Dana grew up in LA and has played music for most of her life. She continued her formal musical studies at Oberlin Conservatory in violin and piano performance but soon revealed a tendency to get totally distracted by everything other than what she was supposed to be doing. Inevitably it was her fear of buying new clothes that compelled her to take a new musical direction.
So after years of being a musical itinerant, Dana is now quite settled in Brooklyn. She plays in a duo (myspace.com/bachreformed) with the ever popular and omni-present Rob Moose. They finally finished their record which is now available on iTunes. She is also slowly getting over her fear of new clothes by taking jobs that require her to wear costumes, most notably as an onstage musician in the Public Theater's production of Hamlet in 2008 and the Bridge Project's productions of The Cherry Orchard and The Winter's Tale in 2009.
Dana is perhaps best known for playing traditional Irish fiddle music. She has played in kitchens, on sidewalks, in drinking establishments, on festival stages around the world and in places like Carnegie Hall and Town Hall here in the fantastic city of New York. These days, she spends a lot of time playing the piano and making up her own music. Also, she studies counterpoint with a really great guy called Paul Caputo. Other favourite activities include being with friends, swimming, making up words and having conversations made solely of non sequiturs.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
thanks for coming down the other night, sorry bout the whole starting on time thing. hit me w/ yer real email and the serial # of that strat & let's get some stuff done...
It's a pleasure to have you among my friends. May you live at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, loving partner's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of your heart.
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