Dana Thompson- Vocals, Guitar ~~ Jimmy Johnson- Pedal Steel ~~ Mick Wirtz- Drums and Vocals ~~ Eric Christopher - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, etc... ~~ Ram Zimmerman - Drums, Comic Relief
Influences
Champagne, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Cat Power, Will Oldham, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Ron Sexsmith, The Carter Family, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, The Magnetic Fields, Bob Dylan
I am a musician from Minneapolis, MN. I have been playing music here roughly since 1990. I sang jazz in a band called The Strawdogs for much of the 1990's. That band shortly became the Hothead Fiasco, but that's another story. These two bands released about 4 albums. During this time I also started playing and writing with the incredible multi-instrumentalist Eric Christopher who is now of the bluegrass fame The High 48's. We had a band called Marina Glass, and then became the Minor Planets. We released an album in the year 2000. In 2004 I released my first solo record, Ox. Currently I am working on the next Minor Planets record.
A FUNDRAISER FOR THE HAMLINE-MIDWAY FOLK FESTIVAL!!!!
FEATURING...
ELIZA BLUE
MOTHER BANJO
SNEAKY PETE BAUER
SHARKS COME CRUISING
LOUDRAY AND MORE!!!!
WE NEED AS MANY FOLKS AS POSSIBLE TO COME OUT AND TOSS IN $2 OR $3 TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR THE FOLK FESTIVAL'S OPERATING BUDGET. THE FOLK FEST WILL TAKE PLACE AT NEWELL PARK IN ST. PAUL ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST. THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT WE WILL BE PASSING THE HAT.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS, FORWARD THIS, AND IF YOU HAVE FACEBOOK, LOOK FOR THE EVENT PAGE FOR THE FOLK FESTIVAL.
A brutal night of original music, and a chance for fans to lay down their support for live broadcasting of independents in the twin cities. Monday, March 2. Kitty Cat. Hope you are there for the party.
My new single 'Come North' is out now on Leftarm Records, and is taken from the album 'Book of Days' produced by Fran Ashcroft (Gorillaz/Dandy Warhols).
Thank you my dear. And thank you for the card! My birthday was devoid of furry little animals....my rabbit ran away.... But every thing else was great. How are you?
DANA!!!!!!! I want to sit in your garden and talk about stars when I come back in June... OKAY?! And then, yeah, maybe you'll have to come out this way sometime.... HM?? XOXOXOXOXOXO!!!
