I'm on Jimmy Kimmel! European dates and new music
Hello love,
I'm a television star. I late-night-debuted on the boob tube.
Of course, life is funny. You don't get to be on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when you're healthy. You get to play on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when you're midway through a nine day spell of near-nonstop hiccups (n.o.t.k.i.d.d.i.n.g) - when you've got a brutal cough/cold and nearly no voice at all. I did a lot of my go-to "lay on the floor and get mindful AF" thing that day.
In the end, things went pretty great and I can't believe how lucky we were that we got to go down to Hollywood and do that. Everyone who works at Jimmy Kimmel Live! was just incredible to work with - kind, professional and easy. The culture of any organization flows from the top down, so it's a credit to Jimmy himself for running such a quality ship.
Thrilled to announce more shows in Europe this autumn! Including a show at the absolutely stunning Union Chapel in London - one of the most magical concert venues in the world. And what's more is that Murray A Lightburn will be supporting some of the shows. His work in The Dears was powerful and informative to me as a young songwriter, and his new album is really beautiful. Can't wait.
Annnnnd then, in the spirit of over-the-top-holy-shiza-this-rules, I've been asked to come and perform my songs with the help of the NAC Orchestra at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. So there's that.
Last week I released the fourth song in a series of cover songs I've recorded - it's John Hiatt's Have A Little Faith In Me. When I was a kid, I’d hear this song waiting at the dentist’s office. Or waiting to get a hair cut. I imagined that there was an entire genre of music from the past that was just there to help people wait for appointments. A few years ago, I was asked to pitch a version of it for a TV show and, in the process of learning it and listening a few times, I was struck at how sweet it is. It’s the kind of earnest I might have scoffed at in my youth, but in the present, the sentiment is working for me.
I also recently released a cover of Lauryn Hill's Ex-Factor. As I wrote on Instagram at the time of release: "One of the best choruses since George Harrison’s 'Something'. Lauryn Hill is an unfathomable talent, and as such, I tried to find my own angle into the song as there’s no hope in imitating her power."
SHOWS
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USA
Aug 2-4. Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival | TICKETS
EUROPE
Sep 19. Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar | TICKETS
Sep 30. Winchester, UK @ The Railway Inn | TICKETS
Oct 1. London, UK @ Union Chapel * | TICKETS
Oct 2. Guildford, UK @ The BOILEROOMÂ | TICKETS
Oct 3. Bristol, UK @ Southbank Club | TICKETS
Oct 4. Sheffiled, UK @ Picture House Social *Â | TICKETS
Oct 5. Halifax, UK @ The Lantern | TICKETS
Oct 6. Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint *Â | TICKETS
* w/ Murray Lightburn
CANADA
Jun 15. Calgary, AB @ Sounds of Summer Festival w/ Stars & more | TICKETS
July 6. Hamilton, ON @ Royal Botanical Gardens w/ Strumbellas, Donovan Woods & Dizzy | TICKETS
Aug 10. Burnaby, BC @ Burnaby Blues & Roots w/ Feist, Lord Huron | TICKETS
Aug 16-18. Grand Prairie, AB @ Bear Creek Folk Festival w/ Feist, Blue Rodeo, Alan Doyle | TICKETS
Aug 23. Niagara on the Lake, ON @ Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre | TICKETS
Nov 23. Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre w/ NAC Orchestra | TICKETS
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As always, thanks for your ears and your eyes.
Much love,
x
Dan