David HB Drake
(David is also a member of Dangerous Folk - visit www.dangerousfolk.com or myspace/dangerousfolktrio)
Influences
For my own songwriting, Tom Paxton, Stan Rogers, Gordon Bok, and Bill Staines. My early influences were Simon & Garfunkle, Peter,Paul & Mary, Harry Belafonte, and Theodore Bikel.
Sounds Like
Tom Paxton, with a lot of Gordon Bok and Stan Rogers.
David HB Drake performs Heritage Music from the Heartland.
"Deep heartland roots, soaring northern forests and the waters of the Great Lakes flow throughout David's music."
Wisconsin troubadour David HB Drake has spent over twenty-five years presenting concerts at fine arts centers, festivals, schools, community centers and concert stages throughout the Midwest. This panorama of history, natural beauty and discovery is performed on guitar, concertina, dulcimer, banjo, and Native American Flute. David has performed on tall ships on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Great Lakes and is the resident musician for the Wisconsin flagship, the Lake schooner "Denis Sullivan". David can be heard on the "Simply Folk" programs on Wisconsin Public Radio, played on radio from Victoria BC to the Netherlands, at www.cdbaby.com and seen live at historic sites like Old World Wisconsin and Milwaukee's Pier Wisconsin.
David is a participating artist for Organic Arts Ltd. a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to education and public service through the arts based in Milwaukee WI
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