Welcome To Dan Blakeslee Official Website
With a suitcase of songs, Maine folk troubadour Dan Blakeslee ventured into the subways of Boston in 1995 to practice his craft. He has been making music and art throughout New England ever since, leading him to tour the U.S. performing with Langhorne Slim, The Low Anthem, David Wax Museum, Lydia Loveless, The Lumineers, Old 97′s, Brown Bird, Josh Ritter, Death Vessel and Kimya Dawson among others. In 2015 his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival became a reality, where Bob Dylan went electric 50 years earlier. Blakeslee’s band The Calabash Club formed in 2008 and released their third album together “Christmasland Jubilee” a rollicking, jubilant Christmas album on December 1, 2020. Blakeslee is unafraid to bare his very soul on stage, emptying a loaded cache of emotion and passion onto the stage for all to witness, explore and devour.
NEWS
Dan Blakeslee performs Newport Folk Festival “Fort Stage” (main stage) July 30, 2023 11:25am
I have been attending Newport Folk Festival for well over a decade now. In 2010 I started busking at the festival end and every year
Dan Blakeslee solo acoustic album “Road Hymns” to be released August 25, 2023
Here is a little background information on the concept of this album. I recorded the songs for “Road Hymns” in locations all over New England
New silkscreen print in my Etsy shop!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1421157125/a-bit-rusty-a-silkscreen-print-handmade This print depicts the Tinman from “The Wizard Of Oz” playing a resonator guitar on the yellow brick road. Each print comes signed and