Music I Am #16 – Dale Kavanagh, guitarist composer
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The moment when you knew you wanted to be a musician:
Amateur or professional? I began piano lessons at 5. then clarinet, sax, electric guitar, mandolin, classical guitar. So amateur age 5:). professional mid teens
An important skill for a career in music that does not have anything to do with an instrument or making music:
Being nice š
Organising skills, patience, and perseverance
Two ways you stay motivated:
Don’t need ways to stay motivated. Everyday is a joy if I can practice music and learn
Latest Project:
A CD called “Dale and Friends”. consisting of a group of my duos and a trio.
What inspired it:
I like to compose and want to work with my friends.
Whoās on it:
Thomas Kirchhoff, Laura Young, SĆ¼meyye Ergun, Liying Zhu, Frank Gerstmeier, Zoran Dukic and Aniello Desiderio, and Margarita Escarpa. Also, my two amazing sound engineers-producers were Hubert Kaeppel and Hans-Werner Huppertz.
How do you discover new music?
Asking friends who is new on the block, going to concerts etc..
One living and one dead musician that deserves more attention:
Dora PejaÄeviÄ 1885-1923
Where can we find you online?
Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Music etc……
Upcoming Event you’d like to share?
- 03/03/2023 Bonn (Hardberger Gitarrenkonzerte)
- 15/04/2023 Augsburg (Gitarrenfestival)
- 29/04/2023 Kuala Lumpur
- 01/05/2023 Kuala Lumpur
- 04/06/2023 Bedburg (Schloss Bedburg)
- 09/06/2023 Burgwedel (with Duo Gruber & Maklar)
- 16/06/2023 Stettin/Polen (Baltic Guitar Days)
- 02/07/2023 LĆ¼bbecke (mit Orgel, Hermann Grube)
- 24/07/2023 Iserlohn (31. Gitarren-Festival)
- 02/08/2023 Dillington, England
- 03/08/2023 Dillington, England
- 14/08/2023 Carrion de los Condes, Spain
- 16/08/2023 Carrion de los Condes, Spain
