Inkwell: Authors and Artists

    

Greetings! I’m about to hit the road for my longest tour of the year!
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, DC, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia/Tennessee!

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September 2-3: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival at Terrapin Hill Farm,
Harrodsburg KY

Sunday, September 4, 7pm: The 4th Annual David Gans Mountain Jam in Hopwood
PA. Potluck and house concert. Email me for info/reservation

Wednesday, September 7: The Hollow, 79 North Pearl Street, Albany NY. With
Knot Dead. Advance tickets here.

Thursday, September 8, 7pm: DG and A Fine Connection at Electric Haze, 26
Millbury Street, Worcester MA

Friday, September 9, 8pm: Dead Show and DG at The Main Pub, 306 Main Street,
Manchester CT

Saturday, September 10, 8pm: Dead Show and DG at The Acoustic, 2916 Fairfield
Avenue, Bridgeport CT.Advance tickets available here.

Sunday, September 11, 2pm: The Back Porch, 142 Ferry Road, Old Saybrook CT.
Free!

Monday, September 12, 8pm: DG and Pearly Baker's Best at Funk'n'Waffles
(Downtown), 307-313 S Clinton Street, Syracuse NY. Book signing followed by
live music!

Tuesday, September 13, 7:30pm: The Mansion on O Street, 2020 O Street NW,
Washington DC. Advance reservations here.

Wednesday, September 14, 9pm: The Whiskey, 1 South Front Street, Wilmington
NC

Thursday, September 15: Private event in Lexington SC. Contact me for info.

Friday, September 16, 8 pm: "Still Grateful After All These Beers" at
Newgrass Brewing Company, 213 S Lafayette Street, Shelby NC. Dead-themed
beers from many NC breweries. Scott Moss and Brian Edminson open. Free!

September 17-18: Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, Bristol VA/TN


More info at <http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html>
  

    
That's a lot of movement in 16 days!
  

    
I know! I'm up for it.
  

    
safe travels David!
  

    
What, no Asheville area appearance? Have a great tour!
  

    

SHelby is as close as I'll get on this trip.
  

    


 Chocolate Coffee Pot, the download:

 <https://dgans.bandcamp.com/album/chocolate-coffee-pot>

 Actual CDs will be available soon.

 All improvised.
  

    

I got my new Mario DeSio acoustic guitar a few days ago, and I took it into
the studio this week to check it out. The result is an acoustic trio
recording of "Pancho and Lefty" with a nice jam at the end. Jeff Hobbs
on cello, Joe Kyle, Jr (The Waybacks) on bass.

<https://dgans.bandcamp.com/track/pancho-and-lefty>
  

    

Last night I broadcast a two-hour interview/music program with the great
Geoff Muldaur.

It's on the KPFA archive until January 4

<https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=249447>
  

    
That must have been fun. He's one of my faves.
  

    
It was. It was also video-recorded (we can't say "filmed" or "taped" any more
 :^) by a Dutch documentarian.
  

    
Is he still writing that opera and living in Amsterdam?
  

    
Not living in Amsterdam, nor writing opera. He is doing a project in
Amsterdam, involving orchestral type instruments. Listen to the last
10 minutes of the broadcast and you'll hear a bit of discussion and music.

There are some vocals, biut I don't think it's anyth9ing like an opera.

- Gold Tooth Woman (Words: Tennessee Williams, Music: GM w/ quintet)
- Michigan Water Blues (JR Morton, w/ quintet)
- The Frog (Written by GM, w/ quintet)
  

    

is he related to Maria Maldaur?
  

    

Former husband.
  

    

They made a lot of great music together!
And separately.
  

    

I had the great joy of seeing Geoff and Maria with Jim Kweskin on their
reunion tour last year (augmented by old friend from the Village
folk/jug scene, John Sebastian).
  

    

Friday night in Indianapolis, solo and with Hyryder:

<http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=591070>
  

    


I'm running an Indiegogo campaign to finance completion of a new studio
album.

<https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/drop-the-bone-new-studio-cd-from-david-gans
-music/x/1623294#/>

Basically, contributing amounts to pre-ordering a download ($15), a signed CD
($25), or a package of both those items plus a bonus disc of alternate takes
and demos ($100).

I'm about a third of the way to my goal. I'd aprpeciate some help!
  

    

Here's a little montage of bits from the work in progress:

<https://soundcloud.com/dgans/drop-the-bone-sampler>
  

    

Half-hour "guest DJ" interview on WYEP Pittsburgh:

<http://wyep.org/audio/guest-dj-david-gans>
  

    <scribbled by tnf Wed 13 Dec 17 17:06>
  

    

My new studio album, "Drop the Bone," is now available for download. I'll
have actual CDs for sale in a week or so.

<https://dgans.bandcamp.com/album/drop-the-bone>
  

    

<https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/01/16/town-crier-new-oakland-eatery-makes-
a-mean-lamb-burger/>

"...his renditions of Dead tunes are flawless."
  

    


I am going on tour in the chilly east!!!


Friday, January 19: DG and The Grass Is Dead at Gypsy Sally's, Washington DC

Saturday, January 20: DG and The Grass Is Dead at the Rex Theater, Pittsburgh
PA

Sunday, January 21: DG and The Grass Is Dead at The Winchester, 12112 Madison
Ave., Lakewood OH

Wednesday, January 24: DG and The Grass Is Dead at the Brooklyn Bowl

Thursday, January 25, 8pm: DG and The Grass Is Dead at Funk 'n' Waffles,
Syracuse NY

Friday, January 26: DG and The Grass is Dead at the Buffalo Iron Works in
Buffalo NY



I've got my new CD, DROP THE BONE.

More info at <http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html>