Amy Speace


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 Michael Johnathon


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 Ronny Cox


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Danny Schmidt

Austin songwriter Danny Schmidt has been building an enthusiastic following while simultaneously inspiring the admiration of his fellow artists and critical acclaim from industry professionals. He is the real deal, an authentic timeless troubadour in the tradition of Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Dave Carter, who delivers his craft with a quiet power, a level of complexity, and an underlying humanity that is truly rare in this age of sound bite marketeering.

It's his songwriting which won him the prestigious Kerrville New Folk award, but it's his intense live performances that leave listeners with a sense that each of his songs is necessary, plain and simple. His guitar work is effortless and sparkling, his arrangements are fresh and unpredictable, his voice ageless. Stylistically and musically, Danny’s writing spans an impressively diverse reach, from deeply-rooted Appalachian mountain gospel to haunted English balladry, from syncopated Piedmont country blues to vagabond 60’s protest folk.

He tackles universal themes of love, loss, and longing . . . restless discontent and grateful joy. And he captures both the sorrow and the beauty inherent in our everyday lives with the wisdom of a perceptive, compassionate elder and with the innocent awe and tenderness of a child.

"He is perhaps the best new songwriter we've heard in the last 15 years." Rich Warren in Sing Out!

“This songsmith has been churning out brilliant, poetic songs on the human condition coupled with dazzling technique on his guitar strings for almost a decade.” Jay Trachtenberg on KUT Radio in Austin

“Danny Schmidt is a young man with blazing lyrical skills and a deserved cult following.” Andrew Hawkey, Cambria Arts, UK

“In today’s underground folk world, Danny Schmidt is spoken of in reverent tones, drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, with a poetry that breathes naturally and without pretension, with results that are both attractive and intense.” Jim Caligiuri, Austin Chronicle

“Danny Schmidt has caught a fast rising star, and is shining brightly with his amazing sound. This guy is headed for the big arena stage. Kerville New Folk winner in ’07. Poet. Singer-songwriter. Guitar phenom. Hypnotic wordsmith.” Tom Kemper, Concert Presenter