Dana Cooper (Shawnee Kilgore Opening)

Dana Cooper

Dana's  years as a Troubadour is measured by his impressive 28 Albums and a collection of accolades:

• Heritage Musician Award
• Folk Alliance Spirit of Folk Award
• Best Male Songwriter Award by Indie Acoustic Project
• Endorsed by Elixir Strings & AirPlay Direct 

Dana has shared the stage with a host of well known performers including  Lyle Lovett, Jerry Garcia, Melissa Etheridge, Loudon Wainwright, Leo Kotke, Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zandt, Nancy, Griffith.

"Cooper spins infectious melodies & vivid lyrics that beg for repeated listening." -- Bob Cannon, Entertainment Weekly

Shawnee Kilgore

“Shawnee Kilgore is that rare breed of songwriter who can lead you through familiarity and somehow always end up with you somewhere surprising. Her songs are personal and intimate, snapshots of tiny images very close up, of little observations so familiar and yet so keen that they reconnect us to our every day while somehow managing to disconnect us from our every day enough that we can notice the preciousness of what’s always surrounding us. It’s a hell of a nifty trick! Shawnee’s in my very highest category of songwriter: Those whose next song I can’t wait for them to write.”    

-- Danny Schmidt