Dan Donovan (guitarist)
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Dan Donovan is a British singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Born in 1960 to a Welsh
preacher, he produces music which uses metaphor
extensively to draw on spiritual
themes.
Recently he has been involved with several small bands. He is currently with an outfit called "King Kool", described as baseless blues - the band features Donovan and a drummer, but no bassist. The original drummer was Matt Middleton, who had worked with Donovan in several bands, including Tribe of Dan.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
preacher, he produces music which uses metaphor
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
extensively to draw on spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
themes.
Career
His music career began with a band called Back to Jordan which only recorded one EP. Then he founded the band Tribe of Dan, described on the King Kool website as "cult greb goth outfit" and elsewhere as "swamp rock". The band split after recording only one studio album, and their US label folded shortly after their first release. Following this event he released albums independently, and his sound shifted toward an acoustic feel.Recently he has been involved with several small bands. He is currently with an outfit called "King Kool", described as baseless blues - the band features Donovan and a drummer, but no bassist. The original drummer was Matt Middleton, who had worked with Donovan in several bands, including Tribe of Dan.
As Tribe of Dan
- 1990: Git Down, Thrash It: Live (Review: Cross Rhythms)
- 1992: Shook Up Shook UpShook Up Shook UpShook Up Shook Up is the first album released by the Dan Donovan fronted group Tribe of Dan.-Track listing:# "Shook Up Shook Up" – 4:04# "Like You" – 4:45# "Missin You" – 4:42# "I Just Want" – 3:52# "Be My Friend" – 5:03# "River Song" – 3:41...
(US - Blonde VinylBlonde VinylBlonde Vinyl was an independent record label founded in 1990 by Michael Knott. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes the label as "one of Christian music's first true indie labels."-Background:...
) - 1998: The Bootus Red (Mister M Records, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, Cross Rhythms)
As The Swamp Cranks
- 1994: Swamp Cranks: The Tapes (Review: Cross Rhythms)
- 1996: Yew (Review: Cross Rhythms)
Solo
- 1993: TrashboneThang (1993, Sticky Music)
- 1995: Dust Shaker (1995, Review: Cross Rhythms)
- 199?: Root (cassette only release)
- 1998: The Leaven Dell (1998, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
- 2000: The Hex The Ghears (2000, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
- 2003: Ga-rage
External links
- Dan's Official Site
- King Kool Project
- Interview from 1997