All of the original members of the band were in the habit of saying "Right on"...and we thought that was intriguing. On top of this, since our interests were wildly eclectic (a hippie, a hillbilly, a philosophy professor, and a law student were the members!), we thought "unusual beginning" would be appropriate...

We play live quite often in the Dallas-Fort Worth part of Texas, but have traveled within Texas (Odessa and Austin, for example!). Do we like playing live? Heavens, yes! That's why we do this, it seems. All sorts of special moments for us last fall, but one in particular came at an outdoor show in downtown Dallas where we recruited a group of kids to play tambourine and egg shakers and other percussion instruments on stage with us... We got the whole Plaza rockin...with these kids right there, center stage. They were beaming. We were beaming. Got an e-mail from the mom the next day, who told us that her kids couldn't stop talking about that experience... Wry Dawn! (Er, Right on!)

We think so, yes, and our view is that the change is positive. It forces the best to get better, and allows the freshest to be heard. More competition, more camaraderie, more music. The world needs more music.

We'd like to say, "of course", but we're mindful that our goals aren't simply to "get on a label". We want to make a living doing our music, crafting our art, sharing our vision, and that doesn't simply mean getting signed. First and foremost to us, it means playing, playing, playing...

Wry Dawn has been performing since the Winter of ‘02, when three musicians fell in with each other at an open jam in "Deep Ellum", the ever intriguing music district of Dallas. Eclectic in interests and experimental in outlook, they formed an acoustic trio. The months went by, with numerous unusual original songs coming to light, along with a strangely eclectic set of cover tunes. They were on to something, as suggested in the name they chose for the group, meaning “unusual beginning”. The band went through several changes, but eventually one original member, D.W. Hadley (guitar, bass, harmonica), was joined by Eric Kotara (mandolin), Paul Caceres (guitar), and Gary Castleberry (drums), with numerous friends and acquaintances sharing the stage at times. All current members show that original flair for something different, and all bear an attitude that says, “Let’s make a difference, one show at a time, through music.” We find it significant that the current members of Wry Dawn represent four different age-decades (20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s), and that this eclectic blend of youth and experience, mirroring the eclectic music produced by the group, suggests that something unusual -- and worthwhile! -- has indeed come to light in Wry Dawn.

Johnny Cash, the Clancy Brothers, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead, the Eagles, Wilco, Blue Mountain, String Cheese Incident, Doc Watson, the SawDoctors, the Backsliders, CCR, Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish, Dave Foley Band...

Beside any quiet lake, on stage with a bunch of people dancing in front of us, Wrigley Field (Chicago!), Poor David's Pub (Dallas, Texas), wherever Susie is, Denton (Texas), Sweet Rhythm Ranch (Flower Mound, Texas)

acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin (electric and trad), harmonica, percussion, full drum-kit, tin whistle, fiddle