ORPHAN TOWN is Dan Weir and guests Ray Wilcox, Prairie Prince, Joe Gore, Chuck Prophet, Stephanie Finch, Ralph Carney, Todd Roper, and others. Produced by JJ Wiesler at Decibelle Recording, SF.
TOWN & COUNTRY is Dan Weir, Scott Gagner, and Arnie Kim with John Hofer, John-Paul McLean, and Richard Wood. Produced by Jonathan Chi at In The Pocket, Sonoma.
Influences
Tin Pan Alley, blues, post-war country, early Rock 'n Roll, The Brill Building, The British Invasion, 60s soul, 70s punk, and the picture show.
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Dan Weir is a songwriter hailing from West Chester, the garden spot of Chester County, PA. He is one of six boys and has a twin. Dan did his book learning in Pittsburgh, then moved to San Francisco. He lives there still with his lovely wife and their
antic sons, Ross and Chandler.
He writes and records with the powerpop/Americana outfit
Town & Country, whose debut "My Blue Heaven" is available on iTunes, Amazon, etc. He also helms the studio project, Orphan Town.
Apart from music Dan has made several obscure films, one of which is viewable
here. A writer by day, he does an occasional blog segment called The Lightning Round "...in which artists I admire answer fan mail about their process." He is also a contributor to the songwriting blog,
Serve The Song.
Fantastic Dan, great chord progressions in the new tune, beautiful voice too. Is that a tip of the hat in the direction of one Paul McCartney??? I have a live recording of Ryan Adams and Chuck Profit from a good few years back, great stuff - New Years Day is top! All is good here, just getting a few more gigs under my belt, and more songs to come so will keep u posted.
Dan that description of my music is Brilliant ..Jimbo and I agree! May we use it in or promo? Thanks my man ..Jimbo said that those lyricsfor "Ballroom" are deep deep in his memory bank (but I'll try to dig them out) Peace Rev
Hi Dan<br /><br />I wanted to let you know I started my own label, first release is...me...go figure...<br />Please check it out, listen, leave a comment, get a copy...<br /><br />Let me know what you think!<br /><br />Carl
Thanks for those words dan, yeah i'm a big fan of Ronnie Lane, the poacher etc. though I totally love 'roll on babe', the way he expresses it all in so little words is amazing. Something i'll keep striving to do! Whats the latest over your way then??? Jonny
Just dropped by to say hello.Hope all is well with you. Thought I'd drop by and let you know I have uploaded a new acoustic demo called Old Gang. Hope you like it. Have a great week and I'll catch up with you soon!
