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Released: Jan 1, 2010
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Rock

    Location BOISE, Idaho, US

    Profile Views: 33221

    Last Login: 5/15/2012

    Member Since 11/14/2005

    Website hearcostello.com

    Record Label Fromage Records, Right Ear Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Blending classical, bluegrass, progressive rock, jazz, and folk may be difficult, even hazardous, but singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan Costello is up to the challenge. His performance experience ranges from hard rock bands to jazz ensembles to medieval instrumental troupes. He earned a Bachelors of Music degree in classical guitar in 2001 and works both in and out of the scholastic realm as a performer, accompanist, editor, composer, arranger, lyricist, teacher, and manager. Costello has shared the stage with Steve Miller, Third Eye Blind, Darius Rucker, Robert Earl Keen, Chris Botti and other excellent national and local talent... .. Recently Dan performed as a guitarist for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and was featured as a soloist on local access TV Channel 11's ..Boise City Limits.. and on the radio both as a performer and as host for KBSU's ..Music from Stanley... He also serves on the faculty at Boise State University's Department of Music. A myriad of other musical endeavors make for an eye-popping 250-shows-per-year performance schedule. Costello is an outspoken advocate of local grassroots music. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

  • Members

    Since I'm using this page primarily as my solo page, I'm the band. Dan. Me. I'm it... My main instruments are my voice and guitar, but I also play harmonica, banjo, mandolin, bass, and hand percussion... .. I cobble a band together now and then, calling it the ..Truck Stop Orchestra.., and it is my great fortune that many other fantastic musicians have shared the stage with me in this get-up... I also play some shows with the following:.. ..Spindlebomb.... ..Kelly Lynae Robinson.... ..Mike Quinn.... .. I was in a band called Stella (RIP) for a long time, which I miss for many reasons and think I'm supposed to NOT miss for others (even though that still doesn't quite make sense)... Anyway, the band consisted of two other very dear friends:.. ..Rob Hill.. (bass, including fretless and fretted electric bass guitar and electric upright bass, vocals when he's had enough beers, and occasional mandolin).. and Scott Lindbloom (drums, percussion, vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitar, PBRs).. And a few past members, including:.. JB Allen (where's that boy's Myspace page these days?).. Gadrie "Gator" Edmunds.. ..Vincent Miresse.... Stella is dead; long live Stella!

  • Influences

    All my teachers, and all my students... All those I listen to, and all those that listen to me... Those who I call friends, and those who call me the same... and this bizarre, wonderful ever-changing world in which we live.

  • Sounds Like

    ...(long awkward pause) Uh... you tell me. I've tried and tried and can't really find good comparisons anywhere... ...I love to sing. That's why I'm doing this, really... ...I can't make up my mind what style I wanna play tonight. My guitar work is a schizo-sonic mix of classical, bluegrass banjo, funk, grunge, and jazz... ...I refuse to settle for the easy score with a crowd. I love the spontaneous combustion of improvising and surprising people, trying to get people to like something they've never heard before.

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  • Richard Harris


    SPEAK OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE AND TYRANNY Dan!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SPEAKING OUT ...

    "First they came for the COMMUNISTS, and

    I did not SPEAK OUT --  because I was NOT A COMMUNIST;

    Then they came for the SOCIALISTS, and

    I did not SPEAK OUT -  because I was NOT A SOCIALIST;

    Then they came for the TRADE UNIONISTS, and

     I did not SPEAK OUT - because I was NOT A TRADE UNIONIST

    Then they came for the JEWS, and

     I did not SPEAK OUT - because I was NOT A JEW;

    Then they CAME FOR ME - and

    there was NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK OUT FOR ME."

    ~ Pastor Martin Niemoller - A prisoner at the Dachau
       Concentration Camp

    STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT!  DON'T EVER LET

    THE VOICE OF FREEDOM BE SILENCED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Do you TRUST this man Dan?
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MITT ROMNEY'S AMERICA ...

    "I'm not concerned about the very poor."

    "Corporations are people."

    "My job is not to worry about those people.  I’ll never
    convince them they should take personal responsibility
    and care for their lives."

    ~ Mitt Romney

    IF A FREE SOCIETY CANNOT HELP THE MANY WHO ARE

    POOR, IT CANNOT SAVE THE FEW WHO ARE RICH!

    ~ John F. Kennedy

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Whatever You Do ~ Do It With ALL YOUR HEART Dan!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE HEART ...

    “There are many things in life that will CATCH YOUR EYE,

    but only a FEW will CATCH YOUR HEART

    ... PURSUE THOSE.”

    ~ Michael Nolan

    THE HUMAN HEART FEELS THINGS THE EYES

    CANNOT SEE, AND KNOWS WHAT THE MIND CANNOT

    UNDERSTAND!

     With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    7 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    What are YOU LOOKIN' AT Dan?
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS MONTH - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT A FUNNY BABY ...

    That's right ~ COME AT ME BRO ...

    I've got something for ya ....

    I'll hit you so with so many LEFTS that

    you'll BEG for a RIGHT!

    HAVE A GOOD LAUGH TODAY!

    A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    9 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Have a GREAT WEEK Dan!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HAPPINESS ...

    “HAPPINESS comes of the capacity

    to FEEL DEEPLY,

    to enjoy SIMPLY,

    to THINK FREELY,

    to RISK LIFE,

    to be NEEDED.”

     ~ Storm Jameson

    THE GREATEST HAPPINESS IN LIFE IS TO LOVE

    AND TO BE LOVED IN RETURN!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    9 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Have you had a GOOD LAUGH today Dan?
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT GEORGE CARLIN'S HUMOR ...

    "Near as I can tell, "jack shit" and "didly-squat" are roughly the same amount."

    "After the hurricane is gone, where do people put all that plywood?"

    "I think I am, therefore, I am. I think."

    "I hope no one asks me to show them the ropes; I have no idea where they are. Maybe I could pull some strings and find out."

    "Why do they bother with a suicide watch when someone is on death row? "Keep an eye on this guy. We're gonna kill him, and we don't want him to hurt himself."

    "I don't mind leaving my house as long as I don't have to look at a lot of unattractive Americans in the process. Visors, logo hats, fat thighs, beer bellies, bad haircuts, halter tops, cheap sneakers, camcorders, and unattractive children wearing blank expressions. God these people are ugly. I stay home a lot."

    A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    To LOVE is to TRULY LIVE Dan!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LOVE ...

    "LOVE is EVERYTHING it's cracked up to be …

    It really is WORTH FIGHTING FOR,

    being BRAVE FOR,

    RISKING EVERYTHING FOR."
      
     ~ Erica Jong

    TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IS TO FEEL THE SUN

    FROM BOTH SIDES!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    MUSIC is LIFE Dan!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MUSIC ...

    "MUSIC is something that always LIFTS MY SPIRITS

    and MAKES ME HAPPY, and when I make music I always

    hope it will have the SAME EFFECT on whoever listens to it."

    ~ Aaron Carter

    MUSIC IS MY REFUGE.  I COULD CRAWL INTO THE SPACE

    BETWEEN THE NOTES AND CURL MY BACK TO

    LONELINESS.

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Tears are the unspoken language of the HEART Dan!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT TEARS ...

    "TEARS speak MORE ELOQUENTLY than 10,000 tongues,

    MESSENGERS of OVERWHELMING GRIEF

    and

    UNSPEAKABLE LOVE.”

    THE RAIN FALLS BECAUSE THE SKY CAN NO LONGER HANDLE ITS WEIGHT.

    TEARS FALL BECAUSE THE HEART CAN NO LONGER HANDLE THE PAIN.

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris



    LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Hi Dan!

     

    In Honor of Charles "Bird" Parker.

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MUSIC ...

    "MUSIC is your own experience, YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR WISDOM.

    If you don’t LIVE IT, IT WON'T COME OUT OF YOUR HORN.

    They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, THERE'S NO BOUNDARY LINE TO ART."

    ~ Charles "Bird" Parker

    Charles "Bird" Parker is hailed as the greatest alto saxophonist of his time.  He played brilliantly, but his addictions to drugs and alcohol ultimately led to his untimely death.  Charlie Parker died at the age of 34.

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    1 year ago
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Bio:

Blending classical, bluegrass, progressive rock, jazz, and folk may be difficult, even hazardous, but singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan Costello is up to the challenge. His performance experience ranges from hard rock bands to jazz ensembles to medieval instrumental troupes. He earned a Bachelors of Music degree in classical guitar in 2001 and works both in and out of the scholastic realm as a performer, accompanist, editor, composer, arranger, lyricist, teacher, and manager. Costello has shared the stage with Steve Miller, Third Eye Blind, Darius Rucker, Robert Earl Keen, Chris Botti and other excellent national and local talent.

Recently Dan performed as a guitarist for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and was featured as a soloist on local access TV Channel 11's Boise City Limits and on the radio both as a performer and as host for KBSU's Music from Stanley. He also serves on the faculty at Boise State University's Department of Music. A myriad of other musical endeavors make for an eye-popping 250-shows-per-year performance schedule. Costello is an outspoken advocate of local grassroots music. ..

Member Since:

November 14, 2005

Members:

Since I'm using this page primarily as my solo page, I'm the band. Dan. Me. I'm it.
My main instruments are my voice and guitar, but I also play harmonica, banjo, mandolin, bass, and hand percussion.

I cobble a band together now and then, calling it the Truck Stop Orchestra, and it is my great fortune that many other fantastic musicians have shared the stage with me in this get-up.
I also play some shows with the following:
Spindlebomb
Kelly Lynae Robinson
Mike Quinn

I was in a band called Stella (RIP) for a long time, which I miss for many reasons and think I'm supposed to NOT miss for others (even though that still doesn't quite make sense).
Anyway, the band consisted of two other very dear friends:
Rob Hill (bass, including fretless and fretted electric bass guitar and electric upright bass, vocals when he's had enough beers, and occasional mandolin)
and Scott Lindbloom (drums, percussion, vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitar, PBRs)
And a few past members, including:
JB Allen (where's that boy's Myspace page these days?)
Gadrie "Gator" Edmunds
Vincent Miresse
Stella is dead; long live Stella!

Influences:

All my teachers, and all my students.
All those I listen to, and all those that listen to me.
Those who I call friends, and those who call me the same.
and this bizarre, wonderful ever-changing world in which we live.

Sounds Like:

...(long awkward pause) Uh... you tell me. I've tried and tried and can't really find good comparisons anywhere.
...I love to sing. That's why I'm doing this, really.
...I can't make up my mind what style I wanna play tonight. My guitar work is a schizo-sonic mix of classical, bluegrass banjo, funk, grunge, and jazz.
...I refuse to settle for the easy score with a crowd. I love the spontaneous combustion of improvising and surprising people, trying to get people to like something they've never heard before.

Record Label:

Fromage Records, Right Ear Records

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