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Dan Carollo

Dan Carollo is a acoustic finger style guitarist (originally from Seattle, Washington -- now residing in County Wicklow, Ireland as of December 2007) who performs a blend of contemporary traditional Irish and American instrumental tunes (primarily in DADGAD tuning). He has been playing guitar for every 25 years, covering a variety of styles over the years -- folk, country, rock, classical.

Along the way, he has drawn his main influences from guitarists such as Martin Simpson, Pierre Bensusan, John Doyle and Tony McManus.

Dan released his debut CD “Waiting For Inspiration” in March 2004. This 13-song CD features a mix of Irish, American, old-time gospel and original tunes. See: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1734

His most recent CD release is "Miles From Dublin" (2006), a collection of mostly traditional Irish tunes with several originals. Guest musicians include uilleann piper Eliot Grasso and fiddle player Randal Bays. See: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2057.
(available on CD Baby)

Dan was selected "June 2004 Northwest Folk Artist of the Month" on KBCS 91.3 and has performed at various northwest venues including the Northwest Court Stage at the 2005 Northwest Folklife Festival.

His music was also selected along with several other local artists to debut the City of Seattle's "On Call" music program in 2006, which features the music of local Northwest artists. Dan performs annually at the Northwest Folklife Festival.

Music from his second CD release, "Miles From Dublin", as well as some original scoring was included an independent film "The Dark Horse" by Seattle film directory Cornelia Duryée Moore. (see www.thedarkhorsemovie.com)

He has performed or recorded with numerous musicians, including uilleann piper Eliot Grasso, fiddle player Randal Bays, button accordion player Daniel Possumato, Suzanne Taylor (of An Tua), Michael Connolly of Captain Gravel and others.

Dan currently lives in Bray, County Wickow (Ireland).

More info:
http://www.celtograss.com
http://www.myspace.com/celtograss

Tunes in Dan Carollo's tunebook: 6

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Number of tunes submitted: 0

Number of tunes requested: 0

Number of recordings submitted: 5

Newest Recordings submitted:

Up Against The Flatirons Eliot Grasso June 10th 2007
Miles From Dublin Dan Carollo June 17th 2006
Katy Bar The Door Randal Bays March 20th 2006
Waiting For Inspiration Dan Carollo September 25th 2005
Time To Sail Éilís Kennedy March 23rd 2005

Number of links submitted: 2

Newest Links submitted:

Randal Bays March 6th 2006
CeltoGrass - (music and photos of Ireland) March 6th 2006

Number of sessions submitted: 6

Newest Sessions submitted:

Conor Byrne Pub November 10th 2005
Wits End Bookstore September 25th 2005
The Celtic Swell September 25th 2005
Molly Maguires September 25th 2005
Giants Causeway September 25th 2005

Number of events submitted: 8

Newest events submitted:

Gavin Whelan with Dan Carollo and friends September 26th 2009
Dan Carollo, Martin and The Fagan Irish Dancers February 1st 2009
Dan Carollo (guitar) & Martin Nolan (uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle) January 5th 2009
MacDara Ó Conaola with Dan Carollo September 29th 2008
Eliot Grasso, Dan Carollo And Sean-nós Dancer Alicia Guinn August 27th 2007

Number of discussions submitted: 0

Number of comments submitted: 24

Newest comments submitted:

Events Gavin Whelan is widely regarded as one of the finest exponents of the tin whistle.... September 26th 2009
Events Tickets can be purchasd online or at the door February 1st 2009
Events Family-friendly, traditional Irish Music and dance February 1st 2009
Events A delight to music lovers of all ages, uilleann piper Martin Nolan and guitarist Dan Carollo bring a diverse repertoire of traditional Irish Music. January 5th 2009
Events Aran Island vocalist MacDara Ó Conaola with Dan Carollo (guitar) September 29th 2008
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