Greetings from Dan
April 2008

Happy to be working lots with Ann Reed these days. We’ll be at Crossings in Zumbrota Friday April 11. And I’ll be part of Ann’s “Song For Minnesota” celebration of the state sesquicentennial at the Fitzgerald Theater Saturday May 3.

Friday April 18 I’m with the great mando poobah Peter Ostroushko and the Heartland Band (Joel Sayles, Marc Anderson, Dirk Freymuth, Ruth MacKenzie) at the Cedar Cultural Center. Can’t wait.

Sunday April 20 the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus returns to St Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis for a concert of “Songs for a Season of Hope.” MN Opera veteran Elisabeth Comeaux is special guest, I’ll be hosting. Hoping you’ll be there.

Working hard on the all-new version of Cafe Europa, returning on May 31 to the Fitzgerald Theater. It’s the next chapter of my 2005 show for MPR about a summer’s ramble around Europe with bike and accordion, There’ll be more tales of pedaling and playing the streets of towns big and small, with music by the Rose Ensemble, the Brass Messengers, Peter Ostroushko, Maria Jette, John Munson, Josette Antomarchi, Diane Jarvi, Sima Shumilovsky and Dennis Curley. And perhaps an extra accordionist or two for good measure.

My Writings page features an essay on Cafe Europa for the May issue of Minnesota Monthly.