I'm an acoustic musician living near Harrisonburg, VA.
I teach guitar, banjo, and mandolin. Contact me if you're interested in lessons: dave@nealonsongs.com
I perform solo and with Case Studies. Festivals, restaurants, events, churches, and schools in Virginia and North Carolina enjoy our folksome textures and harmonies and our electic acoustic energy.
Write to booking@nealonsongs.com.
Rather than tell you my life story, here are some associations. Maybe a dim history will emerge from them.
born 1962 in Washington, DC
raised in Northern Virginia
5th of 6 siblings
3rd generation Irish heritage
lived in Charlottesville VA, Chapel Hill NC, Greensboro NC, and Harrisonburg VA
St. John's Elementary
St. Luke's folk group
Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association
O'Connell High School
slow sprinter
University of Virginia
AO House
IV
the Well-Fed Stringband
17th Street Electric Gospel Band
Purple Heart
University of North Carolina
Folklore
Your Contemporary Ancestors
Day job: direct education programs for Shellbook (www.shellbook.com)
Taught school for years
Married to Beth
3 daughters
Musical influences:
Bob Nealon
Tom Ahearne
Tom Arrowsmith
Cindy Swiatlowski
Gene Mills
Doug Day
Bill Evans
Pat Reynolds
Abe Horton
Kyle Creed
Bob Carlin
Will Lesh
Dylan, Cockburn, Pettis, Arlo and Pete, Makem and Clancy, Bothy Band