Daryl Wayne Dasher
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Daryl Wayne Dasher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 06/30/1977 |
| Origin | Paulding, Ohio |
| Genres | Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals |
| Associated acts | Mellow Down Easy |
| Website | https://dwdasher.com/ |
Daryl Wayne Dasher[1] is a Tennessee-based singer/songwriter who brings a different approach to Country and Folk music. His lyrics often revolve around social consciousness, the great outdoors, personal conflict, and love. In a statement from Outlaw Magazine.com, music critic Richard Deihn wrote that "Daryl Dasher's unique rolling baritone slides into the listener's soul and takes up residence. A dynamic, commanding, and uninhibited performer, Dasher's star power lies in his ability to truly connect."
Personal Life[edit]
Country Americana singer/songwriter Daryl Wayne Dasher grew up in rural Paulding, Ohio. At age three, Dasher got his first drum kit, and by age five, he began plugging away at his father's guitar. He was inspired by campfire singalongs, the eclectic family record collection, and watching his Uncle Jon[2] play in a local Bluegrass band[3]. At eleven, he started playing guitar in the church choir. By sixteen, despite being underage, he was playing small bars. One of those bars had the younger band members tucked away in the storage closet until showtime and on breaks. Dasher was also active as a percussionist in his local high school marching band, where he got his first taste of traveling to play music. Although they were a small school, their explosive and entertaining marching style led to invitations to play all over the country, including the Georgia Dome (Peach Bowl) and the Electric Light Parade at Disneyland. In his senior year of high school, Dasher finally exposed his singing voice, which he had been quietly developing while nobody was home, mimicking the voices he heard in Broadway musicals like "Phantom of the Opera". He performed in the play "Oklahoma" and showed the audience he had a loud, deep singing voice that contradicted his speaking voice. Later that year, he began publicly performing his favorite Country Music and Folk songs.
Dasher began visiting Nashville, TN, around age seventeen because he eventually wanted to move there to become a professional musician. However, he did not begin songwriting until exposed to the classic Waylon Jennings record, "Honky Tonk Heroes." He read in the liner notes that most of the songs were written, not by Jennings, but by a man named Billy Joe Shaver. As a result, he began paying more attention to the writing credits on current and past hit songs. He learned about writers like Gretchen Peters, Matraca Berg, Bob DiPiero, and Pat Alger. Later, he would discover singer-songwriters Guy Clark, John Prine, and Townes Van Zandt, who changed his perspective on the craft of songwriting.
In 1997, Dasher moved to Nashville, TN[4]; he worked as a security guard at the Grand Ole Opry and Opryland Hotel. During the same time, he worked a second job at a western wear store called "Boot Coral" in Goodlettsville, TN. He met many of his heroes but could not talk about his musical aspirations with them due to the professional restrictions of both jobs. One hero, in particular, Garth Brooks, eventually recognized that his security guard at the Opry was also one of his boot salesmen in Goodlettsville. However, Dasher is shy and withheld his intentions of following in his footsteps. That shyness, along with wanting to spend more time outdoors, eventually led Dasher to move away from the city. He got a job in Yellowstone National Park and lived several years in Wyoming and Montana. Finally, in 2005, he returned to Nashville for good to follow his passion and play music.
Career[edit]
In 2008 Dasher was involved in a musical movement spearheaded by Brigitte London called "Spirit of the Outlaws" in Nashville. The artists involved were recording tracks with producer Jerry "Jigger" Bridges (Waylon Jennings, Paul Anka) at Bridges' studio in Golden, Mississippi, for a supporting album of the same title. Unfortunately, that compilation album could not be released. This unreleased album featured musicians such as Richie Albright, Jerry Bridges, Fred Newell, and Eugene Moles. For Dasher, this opportunity led to his debut album, "Long Road Now,"[5] in April of 2009. The album featured ten songs, including five self-penned songs, a cover of the late Marty Robbins' "Devil Woman," and a Bluegrass/Gospel tune "I Saw the Master," he recorded with members of his family at Sweetwater Sound in Ft. Wayne, IN.
In 2010, Dasher started developing his songwriting abilities and began co-writing with other artists/writers like Pam Belford, Brigitte London, Brook Faulk, and Jeff Keith (of Tesla fame). He attributes his shift to songwriting due to attending a house concert featuring Larry Jon Wilson and discovering the music of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. Then, he began working on the songs for his second solo album, "Great Big Sky,"[6] released while on tour in Switzerland in 2013, which included his most played song to date, "Mountains of Montana." The album showcases ten songs written by Dasher and one song called "Follow Me," written by Roger Alan Wade (previously unreleased). "Great Big Sky"[7] was an experimental album recorded on a handheld device called the Zoom H4N.
Dasher is a founding member of the national roots music movement "The Last Honky Tonk Music Series,"[8] started in March of 2014 in honor of the late singer/songwriter Wayne Mills. The series comprises artists, venues, retailers, community leaders, and more who are scattered across the U.S... Yet, they are working together to create a new way to move forward in the music industry alongside their sponsors, especially D.A.T. Sauce[9], out of Morgan City, Louisiana[10]; they also strive to help the communities that they live in and visit while touring. This group is also very active in honoring and supporting wounded veterans through their "Concerts of Light" and working with organizations like the R&DA Military Assistance Program out of Hopewell, VA. Last Honky Tonk Music Series[11][12] shows take artists to small towns across the United States. These small towns and unique venues, like the Hitching Post in Darrtown, OH, or the Jacoby Theater[13][14] in Alton, IL, have been a large part of Dasher's tour schedule for the last several years. He tours the U.S. in his vintage '92 Buick, usually alone.
In 2019, Daryl Wayne Dasher released his third studio album, "Reinkarmation."[15][16] The spelling is an intentional conglomerate, as the songs from the album share the common themes of reincarnation and karma. The album starts with a song called "I'm in Morning," a reflection on creating a new chapter in this lifetime. Next, "Elvis Blues" tells the story of Elvis Presley reincarnating his way back to Graceland to find he could not afford to pay the steep entrance and parking fees. Finally, "Love Song for Old Souls" is about a chance encounter with a lover from a past life. The album was recorded in Nashville, TN, by the award-winning producer/artist/songwriter Thomm Jutz. The main band comprised of Dasher, Jutz, Mark Fain, Lynn Anderson, and Scotty Sanders. In addition, it included a guest performance by the Grammy Award-Winning Bluegrass fiddler Tammy Rogers (The Steeldrivers) and an oboe solo from artist/musician/composer Robbie Lynn Hunsinger.
In 2020, Dasher was forced to cancel his live shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic but found a way to keep performing during the quarantine. He started playing a Livestream show via his Facebook page every week called "Friday Night Quarantunes" and has amassed thousands of views and many new fans because of this. The donations from these shows helped to finance a new studio album, engineered by Zach Kasik at Wild Feather Recording in Hendersonville, TN, with musicians (mostly recorded remotely as per safety protocols), including Lorenzo Molina Ruiz (The Mavericks), Daniel Seymour (David Olney), Jim VanCleve (Mountain Home/Doyle Lawson), Nashville session pedal steel player Scotty Sanders, and many more. The album includes four songs co-written via Zoom with Americana/Folk artist Linda McRae, one song written by his life-long friend and music partner Andrew Adkins, a deep cover of a Marty Robbins[17] classic, and two more original songs, including the title track, "Honky Tonk Ways,"[18][19] co-written with Brigitte London.
During these past few years, while touring and in between albums, Dasher has gotten the chance to make music videos and be interviewed multiple times promoting his music. In 2022, he is working hard at writing a new album, booking touring dates[20][21], and playing live[22] shows.
Discography[edit]
Below are Daryl Wayne Dasher's albums. Each album has the cover pictured, song titles, and timestamps.
| Honky Tonk Ways | Reinkarmation | Great Big Sky | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Time | Song | Time | Song | Time | ||
| Revolver in the Field | 3:26 | I'm in Morning | 2:55 | Hello Sky! | 3:27 | ||
| Trippin' Around the Sun | 4:11 | Watcher | 3:41 | Again | 3:04 | ||
| Beneath the Silver Maple | 3:11 | Love Song for Old Souls | 3:13 | Mountains of Montana | 3:34 | ||
| Honky Tonk Ways | 3:49 | Elvis Blues | 3:42 | Follow Me (True Love Is Harder to Find) | 3:31 | ||
| Som ething's Changed | 3:13 | Now Here I Go | 2:57 | Soldier | 3:26 | ||
| Tonight, Carmen | 2:56 | Ridiculous Things | 3:39 | Ride Along | 3:34 | ||
| Rest of Our Lives | 4:43 | Life on the Road | 3:21 | What Does It Mean? | 3:03 | ||
| Beyond the Great Pause | 4:10 | Old Friend | 4:02 | I've Tried (I'm Dry) | 4:02 | ||
| Waves | 3:41 | Take You Home | 3:23 | ||||
| The Hat Song | 3:45 | Sun | 5:25 | ||||
| Cletus | 3:15 | Leave the Rest Alone | 3:22 | ||||
| Long Road Now | 3:35 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "dwdasher.com". dwdasher.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Mudbone & Friends feat. Jill Kinsey and Daryl Wayne Dasher | Rockwood Music Hall". rockwoodmusichall.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Baldwin, Eugene Jones (2016-11-09). "Happy trails: Folk, western musician Daryl Wayne Dasher to wrangle Riverbend". Alton Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ mbodayle (2021-09-14). "11 Questions to a Nashville Musician: Daryl Wayne Dasher". Music City Mike. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Long Road Now by Daryl Dasher, retrieved 2022-02-26
- ↑ "MusicArtists4U.com - Daryl Dasher". www.musicartists4u.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "NashvilleGab - Daryl Wayne Dasher's 'great big sky' Is One To Take You Back – Review". NashvilleGab. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Daryl Wayne Dasher – LHTMS". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Our Great Music Giveaway – DaT SaUcE". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "DARYL DASHER – Songs On The Bayou". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Fountain Park series continutes with Daryl Wayne Dasher". The Lima News. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Daryl Wayne Dasher to entertain at park". timesbulletin.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Intelligencer, For the (2016-11-15). "Daryl Wayne Dasher to perform at Jacoby Arts Center". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Daryl Wayne Dasher returns to the Jacoby Arts Center". AdVantageNews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ thehuber. "Daryl Wayne Dasher | Saturday, May 4 | Huber Opera House". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Daryl Wayne Dasher - Reinkarmation | iHeart, 2019-05-03, retrieved 2022-02-26
- ↑ "REVIEW: Daryl Wayne Dasher "Honky Tonk Ways" • Americana Highways". Americana Highways. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Jazz Weekly". www.jazzweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ missjill (2021-07-20). "Daryl Wayne Dasher - Honky Tonk Ways - New album out September 10, 2021". Miss Jill PR. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Daryl Wayne Dasher Full Tour Schedule 2022 & 2023, Tour Dates & Concerts – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ eMinor. "Daryl Wayne Dasher | Americana from Nashville, TN". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Live, Van Wert. "Daryl Wayne Dasher | Van Wert Live". www.vanwertlive.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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