Born Dan McILhenny in Southern, California a long time ago… he penned one of his first songs while serving in Viet Nam with the US Air Force. It wasn’t long before he had a passel of tunes to share with his audiences and quickly became known for his ballads, story songs and humorous array of witty tunes. As a seasoned songwriter, Dan'l enjoyed commercial success with the long running "Sports Anyone?" jingle, which aired on radio and television. In 1997, two of his songs, "High Sierra" & "You Can, You Can" became music videos exhibited exclusively at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas.
Since the fall of '98, Dan'l has dedicated most of his spare time to producing, writing and entertaining with Mother Nature as his mentor. For example, the John Muir - Tribute CD was a collaborative effort of Jill Harcke and Dan McILhenny. Produced in 1999, it has sold ever since as a fund raiser for the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA. The Tribute CD has been featured on BBC Radio, Scotland, KVMR, Nevada City and Bay Area Backroads, Channel 4, San Francisco.
The summers of 2001 through 2004 found him busy entertaining in the beautiful venues of Yosemite and Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Parks. Dan’l was the featured musical guest for the Centennial Celebration at Le Conte Memorial Lodge hosted by the Sierra Club. He also sang for the Sequoia Natural History Society as part of their Tribute to Naturalist John Muir. The program was held at the Historic Fox Theatre in Visalia, CA and was honored with a national award.
These days Dan’l is learning what life is like in Oregon. He and his wife Val have settled in the Pacific Northwest near Portland. In his spare time, he pitches in as a Board member with the Portland Songwriters Association. As for his music, he just released High Sierra an independently produced retrospective of his early songs from the 70’s and 80’s. Right on the heels of “High Sierra” (Folk/Americana), comes a companion Pop album called “Blissphemy”. “It’s a very exciting time,” says Dan’l, who plans to be back in the studio this year to begin work on a new album.
Single copies High
Sierra can be purchased in the
U.S.
via USPS by sending a check or money order made out to Dan
McIlhenny to:
Dan McIlhenny
PO Box
2892
Oregon City,
OR 97045
The cost is $15.00 per album plus $3.00 to cover postage and packaging.
If you would like your album autographed by Dan'l, please include a clear explanation of any salutation that you would like him to add
besides a signature. For multiple copy rates and non-domestic postal
rates, please email dmcilhenny@bctonline.com.
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It was so nice to see you again at FAR-West and listen to you sing your wonderful songs. You were so busy though it was hard to actually find time to talk. Hope we can do that again soon.
Just stopping by to say hey. How are you doing? I just got back from SummerSongs songwriting camp and am still blissed out from the experience. I've got a few new songs too!
Hope all is going well with you. I love to listen to your new CD, it's so wonderful. Send me a comment if you can. I'd love to hear from you. BTW, I'm all signed up for FAR-West in Vancouver!!!
Hi Dan'l, Thanks for the add! So good to see you here on myspace where people can get a taste of your delicious tunes. I LOVE the new HIGH SIERRA Cd you sent me. I've always been inspired by your nature songs. Happy Spring~ Janice
So good to see you here my friend - I had a chance to listen to your music samples and love it, what a wonderful voice:) Looking forward to hearing it close up.
I just got a holding date for Mississippi Studios in June so I'll visit for sure:)
All best wishes to you from the road (Memphis, TN)
