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Caedmon’s Call… Six String stuff…

Friday, September 29th, 2006
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Caedmon’s Call in town Sunday…
Wow, haven’t seen Caedmon’s Call in years. They really took off when I was in college, after building a large fan base in the southeast college circuit.
Regency Park Cary - Sunday – The Carolina Hope Fest Benefit -
http://www.carolinahope.org/ - 1pm - $39/$24/$14
Featuring – Indigo Girls, Aimee Mann, Over the […]

Migration

Sunday, September 17th, 2006
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I’m in the process of migrating all of my web presence to dantanmusic.com.  Everything is scattered, but gradually becoming centralized.  The merging of my personal and public lives in virtual space.   An attempt to streamline, and simplify.

Oliver Twist Open Mic, Thursday, June 1, 2006

Saturday, May 20th, 2006
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Oliver Twist Open Mic, Thursday, June 1, 2006
So I’ve decided to give open mics another try after a long hiatus. Went to see an old friend, Rebecca Lynne, perform last night in Durham, along with Dawn McDaniel Graff, and Jeff Mandler. Haven’t seen Rebecca for ages. Rebecca told me that the Oliver Twist open mic […]

Helios Six String Café

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
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Whoa! Looks like the Six String Cafe is resurrecting!
Helios Six String Café
Helios Coffee Company
413 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC
is merging with
Six String Café and Music Hall
Formerly of MacGregor Village, Cary, NC
For Release May 16, 2006
Helios Coffee Company and The Six String Café and Music Hall have
announced a joint venture that will combine the two companies. […]

A few new songs…

Friday, March 24th, 2006
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A few new songs…
There are a few new recordings on the site, again, really quick rough draft recordings. My cousin wanted to use my songs for her wedding, and I had to record them tonight so someone in the Philippines could download them and put them on CD’s. One of these days I’ll […]

Kyler England

Friday, August 19th, 2005
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Kyler England
Official Site: www.kylerengland.com ; Myspace : kylerengland
One of my favorite musicians is in town for a series of gigs, and I’m running sound for an outdoor private house concert tonight. Kyler also opened last week on the side stage for Clay Aiken at Alltel Pavilion, and opens this coming week for Avril Lavrigne! […]

Open Mic @ Six String Cafe

Monday, April 18th, 2005
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Open Mic @ Six String Cafe
Playing the Open Mic at the Six String Cafe tomorrow (Tuesday). Come on out!
I usually try to play between 8pm to 9pm, it depends on where my name lands on the signup list. Performances start at 7pm, signup is at 6pm for musicians.
My first Six String Open Mic […]

Kyler

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
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North Carolina native (and Enloe H.S. and NC State grad) Kyler England is
returning for a show at the Six String Cafe this Saturday, April 16th, 8pm.
Some of you first heard about her when she and Vienna Teng were touring
together. She returns on this tour with her awesome electric guitarist Alex
McKinney. […]

The Cry

Monday, April 11th, 2005
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Written for Doris, Erika, and Christina. May they find life through this painful journey.
Please know that we grieve with you and our hearts cry out. I wish that words were enough.
(Update 4/13/2005: Doris Hsu passed away at 1:50AM today.)
The Cry
©2005 Dan Tan

Don’t know much more I can do
I’d rather not betray insecurities within
Never seen the […]

Little Girl of Grace

Saturday, January 22nd, 2005
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Wrote a new song last night. Tentative title,
“Little Girl of Grace”
Litte girl where have you gone?
Into the dark of disbelief
There’s a light that beckons you to come on home
Did you think that you’d discover
More than you thought you had known
Find the meaning and the purpose in the cold
What you say do you believe, do you […]