Dan Tuffy, musician, producer.

In March before Covid hit I was looking at a great run of shows in the Netherlands, bookings were coming in for Germany and the UK too. Australian dates were lining up easy-peasy in July/August –  it was coming together like a dream. Believe me, you dont get that happening so easily too many times in your music career if you work on the fringes of the bizz like I do. It all looked so good. Then BOOM! The whole lot came crashing down with the virus. It was a lot to let go of. Still is. And of course, you try to make it feel better by saying stuff to yourself like “oh well there are people worse off than me”. That kind of helps but it doesnt change the reality of 18 months work down the drain. I decided back then not to delay the release because of Covid – fuck that! Im glad I didnt – it was a decsion that has led to some great reviews, and now things are opening up ever so tentatively, some great new show opportunities as well. It has also given me space to re-orient somewhat to the ever-expanding digital context that is consuming all of us whether we like it or not, and that I have been resisting like the plague. All the energy I had for taking this show out on the road needed a target. STORY SONGTIME WITH DAN has relieved me of some of the frustrated creative pressure Ive been feeling building up inside me. These kind press review quotes have helped too

“warmth, wit, unaffected integrity…..an instant classic”  Rhythms Magazine/Australia

“one of the most beautiful albums so far this year” GuitarPlayer Magazine/The Netherlands

“brilliantly floating quality music….best 2020 spring release” Blaskan/Sweden

“Letters of Gold; 8 classic songs of gold….” Rootstime/Belgiumhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/flEzY8otr2s

Well its been a journey. When this COVID stuff hit the fan we thought about delaying the release but we were already up the hill, over the ridge and halfway down the other side so we decided to bite the bullet and stick to the plan, side-winding and swerving all the way. All my April shows in Europe have been cancelled and the shows I have in Australia later in the year are currently hanging by a thread. Even so, I feel good about releasing this record today. Im extremely happy with it. It sounds great and in it you can hear the result of some very satisfying collaborations where people really brought their energy and feeling to my songs. I want to thank you all – you know who you are. You are all through this music and sound. Here is the 1st full length clip from the album. Ive dedicated this clip & song to the people of Crescent Head (my original home town) and the Dunghutti First Nation community on the Macleay Valley. Watch the clip – the rest of the story is in there. Peace & Love. Dan

Here it is – vinyl on its way in a few weeks. Ist presentation of this album happening in the 1st 2 weeks of April in the Netherlands (see gigs). Australia follows in July & August with some nice shows strting to trickle in there. German shows beginning to line up towards the end of the year. Get in the van! Graphics by Zsa Zsa Tuffy