Welcome to my musical sandbox - Contact/book: dan.robinson [at] pobox100.com
(Honor copyright)

I'm breaking loose from traditional music these days by writing tiny songs, specialty and story songs, and a 'Play with Music.' I've got a hundred or so covers up my sleeve for performances - they aren't on this website.

I've performed a lot but not as a professional. I did make some money in high school when an accordianist in the musician's union took me under his wing. I learned different styles and genres and made real money.
My spouse and I live in Washington State and in Maryland. Recordings here are scratch - in progress - except Karma Casino which was done at a professional studio.
Recent gigs include a letter/mini-song set at the New Prospect Theatre, busking at the Rome Grange Farmers Market, open mics at the Honey Moon, New Prospect, New Deal, Spark, Crescent Beach and White Rock, BC, sets at the Silver Spring American Legion, and performance seminars at Rhizome, My Dead Aunt's Books and the House of Musical Traditions.

The wondrous FAWM (February Album Writing Month) has provided feedback and support from around the world - comments are included on this site.

Silver Spring American Legion 8/24

With Steve Steckler as the Free Range Radicals



thanks to:

• Fellow musicians and friends at the Friday News Roundup, the Woodshed, The Spark, Takomazone, The Porch, Savory and other gatherings and venues including Russ, Karen, David, Rob, Jay, Steve, Lou, Mary, Robert, John, Ted, Bill, Ken, Rob, the Erics, Mindy, and Phil

• The Rome Grange for having me perform for several hours each Friday this past summer

• FAWM (February Album Writing Month) - a wondrous collection of thousands of songwriters around the world - for fab feedback and collaborations

• The House of Musical Traditions, Rhizome, and My Dead Aunt's Books for hosting composition and performance classes in 2024

• Takoma Park TV, the Maryland Small Business Development Center network, and others for giving me the chance to produce video. A special shout out to Marisela Vilamil and the crew of 'El Chapulin Colorado/The Red Grasshopper'

• My co-lyricist Reid Baron for Karma Casino and a wonderful gang of musical friends and colleagues for work on the album, including Ted, Bill, Steve, Mary and David.

• Great kids at Piney Branch Elementary School guitar clubs (through the PTA)

• Carol Whittam and The Takoma Singers and friend Bill (we tackled a couple of Moondog tunes!)

• John Lion and colleagues at The Magic Theatre in SF where I made my first forays into composition as sound designer and composer for four years on first run plays by Sam Shepherd, Michael McClure and a host of others

• Tony Gnazzo, Pauline Oliveros, Stan Lunetta, Charles Amerkhanian and other electronic artists who were mentors and friends

• The UC Davis Electronic Music Department for accepting me as an undergraduate minor, and for bringing John Cage as an Artist in Residence.

• Accordianist Charlie Brown (real name) for taking me under your wing when I was in high school

• Wolfman Jack and all the AM folks who brought folk, surf, rock, country, tex-mex, R&B, Brit invasion and more to my Arizonan world via transistor radio to help me start my musical journey, and to my friend Tom Kusian, my first musical compadre