Excited to be the warm-up act on a cold February night for Craig Cardiff.  Would love to see lots of your faces out there this coming Saturday, February 28 at the Biltmore Theatre.  You can get tickets here: https://tickets.biltmoretheatre.com/ordertickets.asp?p=401&src=default

A bit about Craig Cardiff for my friends who don't have the good fortune of having discovered him: "Over the years, Cardiff has found himself writing songs that offer pithy little bits of hope for people to hold onto. A prolific songwriter, Craig has released 21 albums and EPs independently and has found a global online audience that has streamed his songs more than 100 million times. With a voice described as “warm, scratched, sad and sleepy,” Cardiff sings songs that expose the human condition, putting a magnifying glass to our clumsier and less proud moments. He can turn any setting into an intimate affair, infusing his music and lyrics with an uncompromising humanism."

So - break your hibernation and come out to join us.  Hope to see you there!

I am excited to announce that I will be opening for PEI's Catherine MacLellan on Saturday, March 24 at 8pm. The show is at the Greenbank Folk Music Society in Greenbank, Ont.  

Tickets are $ 35 each and available now at:
- Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock St West, in Uxbridge, 905-852-4282
- P O E Design, 146 Queen St, in Port Perry, 905-985-0060
- or Phone 905-985-8351 for reserved tickets and information.

More information - including directions/location - is available at http://www.greenbankfolkmusic.ca

My new 4-song E.P., 'What We're Trying to Become' will be released on March 23, 2024 - coinciding with my opening slot with Catherine MacLellan at the Greenbank Folk Society. 

Completing this project allowed me the pleasure and privilege of working with Jim Bryson / Fixed Hinge Recording - who recorded and produced 3 of the the songs - and James McKenty - who recorded the 4th track. Both of these fine gentlemen added their musical talents to the tracks they recorded as well. Excited to share with you soon.......

Not too shabby for a year with only one new song release.  I've got a new project all cued up for 2024 though -so stay tuned!
Thanks to the folks who listened - and to the algorithms that I suspect do most of the work in getting my songs played.  FYI - Slovakia is my biggest area of growth this year globally?!  Theories....?

On Monday, October 2, I was honoured to be invited as a 'special guest' at a private luncheon featuring former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender - and my childhood idol -  Mike Palmateer.  I was there to play my song 'Palmateer' for Mike and a room of mostly ex-NHL players.  A real honour - an extra special to have my son Simon there as well.  A deeply special and memorable experience.  This is a link to the video accompanying that song: https://youtu.be/0k1miRg_MlA

Daniel Raymond is excited and honoured to announce that he has been nominated as a finalist for 'Songwriter of the Year' in the Oshawa Music Awards.  His album 'Suspension' has also been nominated for 'Album of the Year'.

The awards will be announced at the OMA ceremony on Sunday, September 24 at the Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa.  You can purchase tickets here: https://www.theomas.ca/

The event is part of Oshawa's 'Convergence Music and Arts Festival'.  You can find out more here: https://www.convergenceoshawa.com/