- Dan Vaillancourt
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Dan Vaillancourt
Background = Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Birth_name = Dan Vaillancourt
Instrument =Songwriter ,Guitar ,Singer
Genre = Folk
Occupation =Songwriter , Recording Artist
URL = [http://www.danvaillancourt.com/ Official Website of Dan Vaillancourt]Dan Vaillancourt is a
Michigan -basedsinger /songwriter andguitar virtuoso . He plays what is known as Funktified Folk.While playing his custom 10-string guitar, Vaillancourt sings of life, love and travel with quirky aplomb.
Background
Vaillancourt holds a
bachelor’s degree inCultural Anthropology and World Religion from Central Michigan University.Music
Vaillancourt wrote his first song at age fourteen and by the time he finished high school he had penned more than 200 songs. Today, he has over 300 songs to his credit.
Instrumentation
Vaillancourt plays bass,
mandolin ,banjo andlap steel in addition to hiscustom 10-stringguitar .Influences
Paul Simon Michael Hedges clearLeo Kottke clearBob Dylan clearTouring
Vaillancourt has taken his one-man show to over a hundred venues in nearly half of the states in the United States playing several legendary places such as Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta and CBGB’s in New York.
Discography
"Songs and Stories from the Road" (2007)
"Melodic Snapshots" (2005) "Live & Funktified" (2003) "Dan Vaillancourt" (2000)
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/danvaillancourt Official Myspace of Dan Vaillancourt]
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