drDave Elliott
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Don't Need Much 12-11-10 (1st) Don't Need Much 12-11-10 (1st)
a song about going from pretending to not care. . .to daring to ask someone for a place in their heart
Nobody Asked Me Nobody Asked Me
To anyone with a kid who wanted to know why everything wasn't perfect - a perfect answer. . . .
MouseACookie MouseACookie
Loosely based on the wonderful children's story, but it's a story of love, not mice. . .
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Acoustic fingerstyle singer-songwriter; kind of a mashup of Leonard Cohen, Nellie McKay, Stuart Davis, Jason Mrasz, with a little Martin Simpson thrown in. Working on my CD, that I hope will be out this Spring: "The Suburban Book of the Dead."Have you performed in front of an audience?Have played live in Chicago, Evanston and England.
Your musical influences
People listed above. Everyone from Tom Lehrer to Tom Waits. A combination of fingerstyle guitar and influences that range from Regina Spektor to Leo Kottke.What equipment do you use?
Too many guitars: Nigel Forster 6 string; 11 string harp guitar from Lance McCollum that Michael Hedges ordered but died before he could pick up; 8 string acoustic from Michael Sanden in Sweden; Rainsong WS1000; 1890 Adams Harp Guitar; Peterson Cittern; Lazy River Weissenborn; Parker Fly electric; 1929 National Triolion and 1935 National Trojan
Highland Park, IL
USA
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917946
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