Dusty plays acoustic guitar harmonica and sings.
Benn Ross plays drums (Yellow Line,
Lukas Pearse plays bass (Yellow Line, Swing and Turn)
Phil Sedore plays electric guitar (Yellow Line)
Gina Burgess (Swing and Turn)
Seph Peters Irish banjo (Way To Grace, Set Sail For the New Land, Ponchartrain DEMO)
Glenn Coolen (Way To Grace, Set Sail For the New Land, Ponchartrain DEMO)
Colin Carrigan (Way To Grace, Set Sail For the New Land, Ponchartrain DEMO)
Influences
A whole lot of things. in my day i have spent a lot of time listening to the folllowing
Bob Dylan , U2, The Waterboys, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, All my friends, The Band, lots of acts whose names I do not know in the regions of Indie Rock, Country Music, and Folk Music.
Lately I have been listening to a lot of Irish Traditional Music and songs and tune
Sounds Like
From September 6th, 2008, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The Night Kitchen, held every first Saturday of the month in The Al Whittle Theatre
PLEASE VISIT HTTP://MYSPACE.COM/DUSTYKELEHER ......THERE ARE CHANGES AFOOT IN CAMP DUSTY. HE IS DIGGING INTO THE PAST ..............................................Dusty plays original folk songs written with an Irish feel and also finds and plays off the beaten track Irish Ballads. He frequently performs with Amy Lounder on fiddle and backing vocals.
They perform in pubs, receptions, house concerts and weddings.
They can also be found from time to time busking at The Halifax Farmer's Market . Dusty has been a regular busker at the market since 1994
His early influences were Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Waterboys, Van Morrison, U2 and the folk and blues music of North America. He would listen to the Anthology of American Folk Music daily and track down bootlegs of rare Dylan recordings.
Nowadays he listens mostly to Irish Traditional Music. His favorites are Planxty and the solo work of Andy Irivine, Paul Brady and Christy Moore as well as Luke Kelly, and many many other artist he hears on Irish radio over the internet.
As a way of exploring his Irish heritage, Dusty is learning old ballads and tunes. He is also studying the Irish language and sings a few children's song in Irish.
He is also becoming increasingly interested in the music descended from the Irish traditional and plays accompaniment at Contra Dances.
Has been playing music professionally for about 15 years. In the late 90's to the early 0ughts, he performed and recorded as Dusty Sorbet. His 2004 CD, Wanderers Grounds , was nominated for Best Folk/Roots Recording by the Music Industry of Nova Scotia.
He dropped the name Sorbet and went by Dusty Keeler for two records, 2006's Rain Or Shine, a folk rock record featuring his band at the time called The Rusty Wheels, and 2007's Under the Radar and over the Canyon, a solo effort recording on a brooding Sunday afternoon.
He is now going by the spelling of his name his ancestors used when they emigrated to Canada, escaping the hardships brought on by the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840's.
In the summer of 2009, he released an EP of Irish Ballads and original songs called East To Ireland, volume 1. A full length expanding on this EP will be released in the Winter of 2010.
Instrumentation
Dusty plays acoustic guitar, harmonica and sings.
Amy Lounder plays fiddle and also sings
Bigger shows have a banjo, mandolin, whistles and uilleann pipes added to the mix.
Discography
Dusty Sorbet (1995) cassette
The Night The Lights Went Out In Birdland(1996) cassette
In Time (1998)
A Still Life With Time Nick Nacks (1999)
Unfinished Business (2001)
Wanderers Grounds (2004)
Rain or Shine (2006)
Under The Radar and Over The Canyon(2007)
Stealin' -A Collection of Covers (2008)
East To Ireland - Volume 1 (2009)
Links
http://www.myspace.com/dustykeleher
Dusty has busked his way to British Columbia and back a few times, he has fallen asleep in The Badlands of South Dakota, woke up to buffalo grazing by his campsite and bought fireworks from an aging scholar of minor hockey on the shores of Lake Superior.
Career highlights
2008 - performed in all four Atlantic Provinces. Writing and arranging a new CD of Traditional Irish songs and originals
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2007 - Released UNDER THE RADAR AND OVER THE CANYON, his fifth release. A collection of 12 songs sung solely with acoustic Guitar accompaniment.
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2006 – November – Released RAIN OR SHINE, backed by THE RUSTY WHEELS, his live rock and roll band.
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Summer – Toured across Newfoundland, The Prairies and Southern Ontario.
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Spring – Performed in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
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2005 – Stayed close to home and played shows in Nova Scotia ad New Brunswick.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From 1995 to 2004 he recorded and performed under the name DUSTY SORBET.
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2004 – Released WANDERERS GROUNDS. This CD was nominated for Best Folk/Roots Recording by the Music Industry of Nova Scotia (currently known as Music Nova Scotia).
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2003 – While living in Halifax, hosted two weekly open mic sessions and worked as a sound man at Khyber Club.
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2002 – Toured Quebec and Southern Ontario with the Heavy Meadows.
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2001 – Released UNFINISHED BUSINESS, recorded the year before while he attended recording school.
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Voted Best Busker in the Coast’s Reader’s Poll, Halifax’s Weekly Newspaper
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1999 – Released A STILL LIFE WITH TIMELY NICK NACKS. Played around the Maritimes.
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1998 – Released his first CD, IN TIME, recorded in his living room in Montreal and later in Halifax.
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1997 – Voted Best Busker in The Coast’s Readers’ poll for the first time.
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1995-96 - Toured the across Canada and parts of the states as a roadie working for Rebecca West and Plumtree
Beauty tunes, Dusty. Thanks for being such a gracious welcomer last night. We had a great time - will we see you around the rest of the weekend? xo Caroline for Good Lovelies
Hey there! Thanks for the friendship : ) My brand new 6 track album is on sale now. It would be great if you could have a listen. Hope to hear from you!!
Hi Dusty! Hows things? Were not doing the gigs at the moment but im sure Phil could sort you out with something when you come over! Hope all is good with u! TMC
hi Dusty-- hope this finds you well.. i'm afraid we won't see you in Bass River tonight, though we wish we could. the recently posted songs are lovely... -c&d.
Hey Dusty..Conas ta tu?? have not seen you about Liveireland.....doing great I hope?? found a new artist ...Marcas is his nmae from Sweden check out my site to find him....... play on ... and hope to catch u on the chat.......Miss Erin herself
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