Dan Kennedy

press release: 

Dan Kennedy is that guy in the corner who admittedly looks more like a banker than a rocker. Hmm, where do I know that banker from? Neither burdened by nor gifted with the gene for self-promotion, you might never guess that this unassuming guy’s career highlights include making his solo performance debut at the largest live music festival in the country and singing onstage with America and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Born in the Berkshires, raised in Boston, and transplanted to the frozen tundra at 17, he first picked up the guitar as a means of maintaining sanity during a stint in the Navy. A life-long affection for melody and harmony and a sensitive approach to accompaniment soon led to a string of supporting roles on the stage and in the studio for countless singer-songwriters. All the while, this “quintessential side man” was quietly finding his own voice as a singer and songwriter with his songs being covered by country-pop teen singers, punk rockers, and even a funk band.