Bio:
Dan Schatz has been playing folk music since his childhood in Kensington, Maryland. Nurtured by the active folk music community in the Washington, DC area, he has performed concerts, festivals and workshops since the age of 12.
Since then, Dan has become an accomplished singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional and contemporary folk music. He combines a strong voice with instrumentals that have been described as both “brilliant” and “yummy.” Dan has long been known as a leading autoharp player. “Each octave on his autoharp has something different to do,” wrote one reviewer, “which underscores his versatility and originality.”
In recent years, Dan’s original songs have gained increasing recognition and admiration. He continues to perform songs and tunes both new and old, accompanying himself on guitars, autoharp, dulcimer and banjo.
Dan has recorded and shared the stage with several leading folk performers, and has just released his long-awaited CD, Bring the Morning Home. He is available for concerts, coffee houses, festivals, children’s performances and workshops.
When he isn’t singing or playing music (and sometimes when he is), Dan serves as Minister of the BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Warrington, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife Geeta Shivde and son Kiran in West Chester, Pennsylvania.