Hi Everybody, I just signed off on the (beautiful) artwork and 56 songs for my upcoming ‘Life And Soul’ 3 CD retrospective and am leaving soon for Canada, returning early September. It’s going to be a busy Autumn, with the new compilation, an almost parallel release of ‘Zosamme Alt’, the solo album I produced for […]
Hi everybody, It’s been a while since I last sent out a message or posted my news and Midsummer Day seems a good time to do it. I’d like to welcome all the new people who have been kind enough to join my ‘friends’ list, either by writing to me on the guestbook or by […]
Hi everybody, It’s been quiet on the Dawson front during the last year but now I’m finally back with some news and some concert dates to announce. I almost completed my planned year off the road, though Plainsong’s farewell tour and some shows in North America meant I wasn’t home all the time. It was […]
I have been on the go a lot recently and seem to have got used to using the dreaded Facebook for my activity updates. Apologies to anyone who has been kind enough to drop in here on my website for the delay in recent news. My official ‘year of inactivity’ didn’t quite pan out as […]
Hi everybody, A quick message before I start the next phase of the Plainsong tour…We played a weekend of festivals after our ‘warm-up’ show last week, dashing from Denmark to the East coast of England, then to the west in Shrewsbury, followed by London, to record a Bob Harris live session for the BBC! (For […]
With the capable assistance of my brilliant and computer-savvy daughter Clancy, I just put up one track from the upcoming Plainsong CD ‘Fat Lady Singing’ on youtube as a taster. Here’s the link: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhCsp9_Ze0). I always loved Iain’s version of ‘Old Man At The Mill’, and here is Plainsong’s rendition…Specially appropriate as I just heard […]
May 17th With the capable assistance of my brilliant and computer-savvy daughter Clancy, I just put up one track from the upcoming Plainsong CD ‘Fat Lady Singing’ on youtube as a taster. I always loved Iain’s version of ‘Old Man At The Mill’, and here is Plainsong’s rendition…Specially appropriate as I just heard that Doug […]
I’ve recently had some troubles with postings to my website (now sorted), which explains the gap since my last news item. I’ve been incredibly busy preparing for the upcoming Plainsong CD and tour, both of which are now coming along nicely. The Plainsong dates can be viewed over on my Tour Dates page. Not having […]
I made it home last week after my stays in Chicago, Memphis and Nashville, followed by two book-readings in Germany (left over from last year). The US trip was full of surprises and good experiences, particularly at the Folk Alliance, which, Â though daunting at first (a gigantic hotel, full to bursting with singer-songwriters and acoustic […]
Hi everybody, The last few days have been a bit of a blur…after my showcase at Folk Alliance on Friday, which went very well, a duet with Cindy Bullens being a highlight, I had Saturday to relax and enjoy some other peoples’ music (Bill Kirchen, Mary Gauthier, the Burns Sisters…). I ended up being invited […]