About Allan Allan Fraser is a strikingly original artist whose work resonates with musical intelligence and passion, best known as for his collaboration with the late Daisy deBolt when the two were Columbia Records recording artists, Fraser & DeBolt. His signature song, 'Dance Hall Girls', has been recorded by John Oates, Tom Russell, Cal Hand with Leo Kottke, the Duhks, and is a song circle favourite. The New York Times : He has performed his original material with jazz guitarist Lenny Breau, singer/songwriters Jesse Winchester and Bruce Cockburn and Mason Williams. Many artists have recorded his songs, including Songwriter Hall of Fame member John Oates (Hall and Oates), Tom Russell, the Duhks, and Cal Hand with the influential guitar innovator Leo Kotke. Favorite NPR program, A Prairie Home Companion has featured Fraser's songs frequently, interpreted by host, Garrison Keelor and, on various occasions, by other members of the cast. Allan's song Waltz of the the Tennis Players is included on an album, Old Sweet Songs, produced by the program that documents important performances from the show's early years, performed on the cd by Judy Larson and Bill Hinkley. http://www.highbridgeaudio.com/newreleases_201011-4.html Allan's music is powerful acoustic folk-rock. The material fuses evocative lyrics and melody in a distinctive way that makes it unmistakably his. “Dance Hall Girls” has become a popular favorite wherever pickers and singers gather. The New York Times described “…a musicianship that leaves most rock in the dust, an inspired craziness of personal expression, and a vision of people as feeling individuals ... As in gypsy theatre, their songs are performances and their lyrics are as dramatic and direct as finely spoken folk tales With this range of feeling, dense imagery and unexpected depth, their words may well find a place in the oral tradition of poetry …“

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