It's COLD outside!

We've been working hard these last few weeks putting together songs for a future release. We're thinking: EP. We have enough material for a full-length release, but EP's are quicker and cheaper to release. Maybe we'll have a series of digital EP's released, eventually released as a vinyl box set with Dancy bobble heads inside. We want to give the people what they want. We hear they want more Dancy. It's coming. We promise. Back to shoveling!

A Very Dancy Thanksgiving!

The Modern Folk Music of America wrote a review of stories today. You can read it here. Now, I was supposed to make some green beans or something...and a shower. Oh yes, a shower....
-Nancy

P.S. My cat has nothing to do with this post. But she sure is cute, isn't she?

Another Review!

We've been reviewed again! check out JP's music blog.

Folk Alley

Dancy has posted one song on the Folk Alley Open Mic. We're hoping to reach some more people. Check it out here. Give us some applause!

Summer is almost over...

We can't believe that summer is ALMOST over!!! What a summer it has been. We hope you had a great one. We sure did. Today and the Rest of Our Lives.

Review of Stories on Leicester Bangs

Leicester Bangs did a review of Stories! Read it here. Listen to Stories here.

MyRuralRadio.com

Dancy is now spinning on MyRuralRadio.com alongside Johnny Mainstream and a bunch of other great Independent bands. Big thanks to Mike Males!

Show at the West End Farmer's Market

We had a great show at the West End Farmer's Market. Nancy got some radishes and a chair massage, Dan got a beer at the bar across the street. Fun in the sun! We played with Michael James Anderson and Matthew Mayes (AKA: Johnny Mainstream). They were awesome.

MCC on Main

A venue that kept on giving. So perfect for a CD release show. We couldn't have hoped for anything classier.

A new Video!!

View our video for Today and the Rest of Our Lives Hooray for YouTube!

Famous Singer

We've made a video for Famous Singer, filmed in the great country of Mexico. Gotta love Mexico!

It's coming this week...

Self-conscious.

It's funny the things you think when you put your music out there in the world. There's a lot of self-conscious thoughts that run through your head. It can make you feel so freakin' uncomfortable at times. That's why you should do it. Not everyone will like your music, but who cares? Was the point of writing a song to be liked, or was the point to write the damn song? This song took about 10 years to be written, and it's still embarrassing at times. Toodle-oo

Show 41 Prospect COMING UP!!

The Album Art is Done

See? Stories is coming...

A Taste of What's to Come...

This is our first video. Filmed by Nancy on a drive from Saco, Maine to Eagle Lake Maine. We hope you enjoy The Shadows.

Nancy's post

With our debut album near completion I've gotten in the mood to reminisce. I'm listening to the final passes of our master & I find it really hard to believe that it's really Dan and I that made this record. It's not that it doesn't sound like us, or it's a huge production, but it's much better sounding than I imagined it would be when Dan and I came up with the crazy idea of recording an album about a year ago.

While Dan and I are a duo, we had a lot of help from our friends. There were the members of our other band, Labor of Giants, who's musical abilities filled the gaps and pushed each song's arrangement into the "sweet spot". And I couldn't thank them enough. It was fun for all of us, but it was also a lot of work, a lot of weekends given up, and a lot of playing the same thing over and over again. It's a good thing we all like music as much as we do!

If we needed keyboard, in came Tim Braun. He not only put meat on the bones of a bunch of the songs, he changed a bunch of the songs for the better. Whenever we play "What About Me?" I keep wishing he was around to play the piano solo. He really made that particular song reach another level.

Kevin Hugh is an amazing drummer and we are lucky he was willing to help out. We originally asked him to play on just a couple of songs that we thought needed drums. On the day he came in to record, he did such an incredible job, we just kept on going. All the songs needed drums! A lot of the songs he played to had no click track. Listening to the album, I can't distinguish which ones they were.

For electric guitar and everything pro tools, we had the help of Ed Sabourin. He certainly put more time into this record than Dan or I. He made it sound so much better than I expected without overproducing it, or masking our mistakes. He cleaned it up without making it plastic and generic sounding. He was exceedingly patient with Dan and I, who were like exited little kids most of the time.

We also had and extra vocalist in some of the songs. Ruth Kennedy would bust out harmonies on command, which is not something anyone can do. On the day she came in to record with us, I would just come up with a part quickly, tell her to harmonize with me, and she'd do it. I've sang with a bunch of people, and heard a lot of singers. Ruth was a quick study. Even though she was shy at times, she knew what she was doing.

I just finished listening to the whole thing, and it sounds done to me. It was quite the learning experience and a lot of fun. I'm sure we won't be famous because of this record, but it will be around a lot longer than either of us. I hope at least a few people will listen to it, enjoy it, and maybe even be moved by some of the songs. We put a lot into writing them, and the recordings are the to the best of our abilities (at least I think so). If we keep at it, we're probably going to make other records that are better than Stories, because we'll be better musicians. For now, I think we did pretty good. I hope you think so to.