Dan Sandman: News

So the new line up is...

Dan Sandman - Vocals / Guitar

Chris Monger - Guitar / Keyboards / Harmonica

Chris Warring - Fretless Bass / Banjo

Richard Austin - Electronic Drums

Three teachers and the deputy manager of a leisure centre, you couldn't get much more Rock n, Roll.

'The Moonlighters' are Brian Healey (Accordian and Vocals), Cole Toury (Guitar and Backing Vocals) and Me (Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals).

We'll be playing a tastefull selectional of old songs at the gig on September the 5th after my band have played our songs.

Looking forward to it.

'nothing at the bar' was played on Dutch Radio Station, Radio Winschoten. The show is called Radiogirl and you can listen to it by going to http://www.rootsparadise.nl/

I enjoyed listening to the whole show online but if you'd like to skip straight to the song it kicks in at about 44 minutes.

Thanks to internet radio station Hogtown for playing 'In Loving Memory' on July the 17th.

http://hogtown.project1440.com/weblog/index.php?/archives/2008/07.html

Live Footage of us can be seen at http://www.myspace.com/danvsandman

You can become a Dan Sandman fan by clicking on this link. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Sandman/24085706541?ref=mf

Thanks to Eddie Hinton at www.dutchrootsradio.com for playing ‘Say No Words’ on his radio show last Tuesday. Also, http://www.countrystartpage.com/ and http://americanmusicbelgium.homestead.com/Recommendedalbums2008page3.html for putting ‘In Technicolour’ on their recommended albums lists.

I've had another review written in a language I don't understand. Here it is...

http://dagensskiva.com/2008/06/03/postboxen-2008-06-03/

All this European attention!

I'm doing better than the England football team!

Yes folks the first video footage of me twiddling and playing is soon to be available!

+ Wednesday was a highly enjoyable night for all Folkatrons. Check out the what we've got in July at www.myspace.com/folkatronpromotions.

Hope you're all enjoying 'In Technicolour' (those who have it) thanks for the supportive comments. The second album is currently being prepared in the kitchen and will be in the oven soon on a slow bake.

Weren't Inflatable Buddha great!... One of the most entertaining performances I've seen in a long time.

I've just put up a link to their website.

To everyone who was at Esther & Aio's house party yesterday...

Thanks for listening, it was a new experiance for me playing without Chris and without mic infront of a living-room / kitchen of attentive folk. Unbeknowst to everyone I was recording the whole thing and will let you know when I put it up for listening.

The sun is shining, I've just been teaching and I'm very happy!

The next person to beat me at chess gets a free copy of my album! That's a whole fivers worth of product folks, five whole pounds..

If you've already got it than you can always give it to your mum as a present.

:)

My live promotions side-project over exceded my expections. We had a good few people turn up even despite the Champions League and it was one of the most fun and folk filled nights I've ever had.

The venue had a piano and so after learning to play two songs in souncheck Chris did a lovely bit of piano playing... was one of those things that you don't plan but are great.

Highlights for me were Sean Taylor playing 'Jack Derrida Blues', Note To Self deciding to banish the microphone, Benjamin Thomas singing 'Guantanimo', Harrisburg's gravelly voice and the sound of The Lorcas banjo.

Brilliant!

Today was a lovely gig. Isn't it funny how the best things happen when you least expect them?

Thanks to everyone who stuck around to listen to the two songs, it was most enjoyable listening to you lot singing the chorus.

Yes after years of resistance I have finally succumb to peer pressure and joined the social networking site Facebook.

Oh dear.. what have I done? :(

Following the positive review at www.rootstime.be I was delighted to hear that I'll be getting played on www.fmgoud.be/html/luisterlive.htm. It's an independent radio station that plays lots of nice folkie stuff and the show will be broadcast on the 7th of April between 7pm & 8pm local time.

Great News my album has received a review. Not so good... I cannot read it. Yes I've a degree in English & do not know how to translate this vast language into anything. Answers on a postcard from any Flemish speakers would be much appreciated.

Thanks to Jared, Ruth, Benjamin & Trent for putting on a fantastic night of live music. Also thanks to everyone who provided the click track & backing vocals for the night - much appreciated, see you all sooner than we think :)