Dan McVeigh performs both solo (one man band) shows and with his 4 piece band, North of 49.
Solo show
Dan McVeigh - Keyboard, guitar and vocals.
North of 49
Dan McVeigh - Keyboard, guitar and vocals
Richard Mattson - Guitars, Sax, Harmonica and vocals
Jarvis Mushka - Bass and vocals
Jim Bennett - Drums
Influences
So many....from Abba to Led Zeppelin....from Merle Haggard to Keith Urban
Sounds Like
Eagles, Billy Joel, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt, Ronnie Milsap, Eddie Rabbitt
Dan McVeigh’s career has taken him from one part of Canada to the other. He has performed from Alberta to Newfoundland and everywhere in between to enthusiastic audiences. He started out as a keyboard player/lead vocalist in a number of Top 40/Country music groups before working on his career as a solo artist. McVeigh released his first CD (Love & Bridges) in 2001 after numerous requests from people who wanted to buy a CD after seeing him perform his live show.
Dan grew up in Renfrew, Ontario and played in local bands where he started writing songs at age 17 and has 5 Billboard songwriting awards to his credit as well as finishing 4th in the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame Songwriting Competition. He has also won 3 honorable mentions in the NSAI/CMT Song contest. Dan was recognized for his work in the arts community from the City of Brampton with a 2001 Arts Acclaim Award.
McVeigh has released a new CD called “Drove” which has already garnered great reviews from Country Music News, which said “He certainly does impress with his songwriting, and his vocal work here is also a step up”. Country Jukebox from Germany says “An album like “Drove” couldn’t be better. He leaves a good feeling for friends of Canadian country music with his Nashville sounding album”. McVeigh achieved national radio airplay with his first single “You Are All I Dream Of”. The song went to 1 on Canada’s leading country music internet station, “The Country Edge”. Since releasing the CD, McVeigh is getting airplay across Europe in Germany, France, The Netherlands and Romania. Dan’s songs have been recorded by a number of Canadian artists such as Debbie Nelson & Miranda Jackson on Royalty Records and recently by Myra Leblanc and Lana Gaile. Dan performs at writer’s nights throughout Ontario and in Nashville, Tennessee by himself or with his band “North of 49”. Dan has had the pleasure of performing on stage with artists like Diane Chase, Gil Grand, Colin Amey, Jason Barry, Barry Brown, and Wendell Ferguson.
Since 1994, Dan has been involved with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), which is the world’s largest songwriter organization. He runs the Toronto NSAI workshop along with Laura Ranieri. He has coordinated NSAI’s Tin Pan North Songwriters Festival (in Toronto), which is now in its 8th year. Dan owns and operates Play It Again Dan Music, a digital recording studio and music publishing company. Dan’s studio produces songwriter demos and CD’s for both himself and other songwriter/artists. He also produces music for Film/Television and also video productions.
What's Goin' On? I hope you're well. I've got a new song up, "Honky-Tonk Honeymoon." If you'll comment on it I'll enter you into a drawing for free hat #2. first one went to nancy of TN. The hat is in my pics. Thanks, KC
How you doing? Did I already ask you to listen to the drums on the song, "She's MIne" Everyone who enters a comment on that song before the end of the month will be in a drawing for a KC Roberts Hat, The Hat is Awesome, it's very thick, black with custom embroidery with my logo that's on my site on the front and it's trimmed out in this fine barbed wire looking embroidery. I've posted a picture of it in my pictures. If you've already commented, then good luck, but if you haven't then let me know what you think about the drums and the song. Thanks, KC
Well....hello Dan, it's been a very long time. How have things been for you? We have so many friends/cowriters in common, it's surprising we havent' written something yet. Maybe we should do that sometime. Did you hear 'wanna be that girl' on Terry's page? we wrote that over the internet..lyrics together and I did the music/melody in my house..cool huh? Anyway, will you be at CCMA's this year? hopefully we'll bump into you then. Take care, and keep in touch,
Hey Dan! I've enjoyed listening in and admiring your talent!! Glad you found me on here and I'm happy to accept your offer of friendship! Blessings to you and all those you love! Have a JOYOUS Easter! Rachel Shay
