Dan the one-man band man (say that out loud fast 5 times!) June 30, 2008
Posted by tangerinemeg in live event, music.Tags: live music, one-man band, jazz, English folk, live town, dan burt, accordion, classical, comedy, baroque, Adelaide Hills
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One of our fabulous performers this month (for the July 11 LiveTown event at Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills) is Dan Burt. Let us tell you a bit about him:
‘Dapper Dan’ is Dan Burt in his concert guise! Dan sings and plays accordion with a selection of great songs from his English West Country and Music Hall repertoire.
A professional Entertainer of some 27 years, Dan is probably best known for his work as Dr. Burt’s ‘One-Man-Band’ or with ‘Dobbin the Wonder Horse’, or maybe as a relief teacher in Hills Primary Schools, but has always been a passionate and practicing musician with roots in English Folk music. He plays accordions and piano, and sings pretty good too! His current repertoire spans Baroque, Classical, Jazz, Folk and Comedy, the latter culminating in two CD albums of 100 year old English Music Hall songs - ‘A Little Bit Of Cucumber’ and ‘The Hole In The Elephant’s Bottom’. These songs still speak across the years to small children up to senior citizens and are in constant demand where ever Dan performs or teaches.

Dan performed wonderfully for Playgroup in the Park in October as a roaming artist and then with some traditional rhymes on stage. He was wonderful.