“Dan
is a Randy Newman-class songwriter with a great voice.”
Dan Hall takes common themes and finds unique ways to
blend them into uncommonly good music.
The Michigan native has been performing in many venues since the age of
10, pursuing traditional and non-traditional outlets for his surging creativity
and unstoppable enthusiasm.
His impish sense of humor, with a stand-up comic’s sense of timing and
an impersonator’s facial flexibility, helps him connect with his diverse
audiences. Dan turns up laughter when least expected, and taps into the unrestrained
joy that music – the best kind of music – can inspire.
He also plays traditional folk music and some non-traditional tunes in concert
venues across the nation. Those efforts focus on ballads about ordinary people
caught up in extraordinary events, such as the Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37, or
the sinking of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald.
He’s even co-created and produced scores for award-winning PBS television
documentaries and recorded a commercial jingle or two.