Looking over all the upcoming summer tour dates and reflecting on this past winter/spring tour, I get a shocking reminder of how quickly life passes us by.
It seems unfathomable that I was just wearing a winter coat and getting pummeled by snow in January and February during a Northeast tour!
I am beyond excited to kick it all off next week in the UK at The Royal Albert Hall Lead Belly Fest for a very special show paying tribute to the legendary, blues, folk, soul artist Lead Belly. I'll be sharing the stage with some pretty iconic artists that night including; Van Morrison, Eric Burdon and Paul Jones to name only a few! *Spoiler Alert* I'll also be singing one of my favorite Led Zeppelin tunes, "Gallows Pole" (written of course by Lead Belly) with Ruf Records label mate, Laurence Jones.
Then it's back to the US and Canada where I'm thrilled to be playing festivals such as, Rochester International Jazz, (with Diana Krall, Jennifer Hudson, Gary Clark Junior and more,) Montreal Jazz Festival (with Lucinda Williams, Beth Hart, Joss Stone and more) and then I'm finally returning to the amazing city of Pittsburgh for the Annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival (with Buddy Guy, Bobby Rush, Duke Robillard and more.)
AND...AS IF ALL THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH...
Next, I'm returning to play at one of my favorite fests in the world, Notodden Blues Festival in Norway. Robert Plant is headlining this year! Wow!
After that, it's back to one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, for the Magic Blues Festival in Vallemaggia, Switzerland, which is in the Italian part of the Swiss Alps where I swam in my very first waterfall!
Summer Festival season will end for me in Ireland where I'll play for my very first time at The Harvest Time Blues Festival in Monaghan. I'm a bit more than half Irish so I'm delighted to finally see my ancestor's gorgeous homeland!
Fall Tour Dates will be announced very soon and before we know it the season will change again. But for now, I look forward to being in THIS moment with all of you.
As always, thank you all for you continued support on every level. I truly wouldn't exist without you.
Much, Much, Love and Gratitude, Dana
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