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REVIEW OF CHRISTMAS GUITAR ON MINOR 7th WEBSITE
"...Cunningham mixes his seemingly limitless talent on guitar, flute, bass, cello and mandolin into a tapestry of acoustic splendor that will put you in a holiday mood with the first notes from his mandolin 15 seconds into "The First Noel." He brings a new life and spirit to these carols that I was not expecting. My favorites included the refreshing fretwork on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and the incredible synergy created from the guitar and cello on "O Come All Ye Faithful," which takes this classic melody to a new level. Christmas Guitar is an impressive and inspiring recording throughout!" - James Filkins
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7/28/11
is Semi-Finalist in
previously regional finalist in
Mountain Stage/New Song Contest
and Independent Music Awards
3/12/11
The folks at the Independent Music Awards sent my own little Widget to help you vote for me. Please listen and vote!
2/22/11
A little video in honor of President's Day. Honest Abe dropped in over the weekend, so I thought I'd play him a tune to cheer him up. This song, the "Battle Cry of Freedom" seemed to do the trick."Battle Cry of Freedom", written in 1862 by George F. Root, sides firmly with the Union cause. It is still heard, usually in conjunction with presentations about the American Civil War, most notably in recent years, on the soundtrack for Ken Burns' series on the Civil War.
This arrangement for solo guitar is very similar to the performance of the song on my 3rd CD, Wayfaring Stranger, available from CD Baby. Also available as mp3 download.
2/17/11
I have been nominated in the Story Song category for the 2011 Independent Music Awards
Judges for IMA include Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Ozzie Osborne, Judy Collins, and Andrae Crouch
(and many other music people you may recognize).
I would appreciate if you vote for me at the link below .
The actual award does not depend on voting, but it opens other opportunities if there is a good response.
http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th/Song/Story-Song
(check out the link even if you don't vote - the other nominees in this category are from New York, Ireland, and England
11/20/10
At live shows I play an instrumental medley incorporating the traditional tunes Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier (Shule Agra), When Johnny Comes Marching Home and some variations. A partial version appears on my Back To Morgantown CD. A shortened version of the whole medley can be viewed in a video.
"JOHNNY" Medley (shortened version)
8/28/10
As I previously mentioned, I am a Southeast Regional Finalist in the Mountain Stage/New Song Contest. In addition to the regular winners (selected by the contest judges) there is also voting by fans to determine a "People's Choice" favorite. You can help me out by voting for me. Navigate to the video page using the link below and register your vote by clicking on the link above videos.
8/23/10
I received word that I am a Southeast Regional Finalist in the Mountain Stage/New Song Contest a few days ago. The folks there requested a video by today and I had to scramble to shoot one with this particular song. The song is Out Of My Mind, a song I wrote set in the early 1900's during the Mine Wars in West Virginia. More background info on YouTube
8/10/10
You can now view videos from my recent appearance on Acoustic Songs (WNJR Washington PA). There are 6 segments, each containing one song and me chatting with the host. If you want to listen to the music only, I have listed the time so you can skip to the songs.
#1 Kaylabee at :50-- Segment 1
#2 Back To Morgantown at 1:00-- Segment 2
#3 Get Out at 2:00-- Segment 3
#4 Wayfaring Stranger at 3:00-- Segment 4
#5 When Johnny Comes Marching Home at 5:00-- Segment 5
#6 Out Of My Mind at 2:00-- Segment 6
7/23/09
Dan Herman ended his July 5th radio show with my (very) mellow guitar tune MOUNTAIN SKY. The show is archived and you can hear it (for the next few weeks, anyhow) on mp3 here:
http://cblue.lunarpages.com/RCBnew070509.mp3
http://cblue.lunarpages.com/RCBnew070509.mp3
or see below for more info:
RADIO CRYSTAL BLUE NOVUS ORDO 7/5/09
Radio Crystal Blue: Novus Ordo spotlights CDs that are debuting on my standard freeform radio program, Radio Crystal Blue. This is a live internet radio show, heard each week on Live365. The show airs on Sundays 530pm-645pm before Radio Crystal Blue which airs at 7pm.
(1)via Archive: http://www.cblue.lunarpages.com
http://cblue.lunarpages.com/RCBnew070509.ra
mp3: http://cblue.lunarpages.com/RCBnew070509.mp3
and the BigContact FeedPlayer on the Archive page.
This show will be kept on the page for at least 4 weeks.
(2)Podcast: RSS : www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rss
Amy Lynn "Black & Blues" - s/t EP www.amylynnzanetto.com
The Second Academy "The Right Woman" - The Grave From Out Of Which We Briefly Wander CD www.tsurumirecords.com
Lisa Smith's Powerhaus "The Needle" - Maze Of Souls CD www.myspace.com/lisasmithspowerhaus
Outlaw Dervish "Serpent's Kiss" - s/t CD www.outlawdervish.com
Electric Sorcery "Life Goes On" - s/t CD www.electricsorcery.com
Stephen Luke "Santa Ana Winds" - no man's land CD www.stephenlukemusic.com
Natascha Roth "Out Here" - Way Out South CD www.natascharoth.com
Dann Russo "Parking Lot Kings" - presents EP www.dannrusso.com
Monica Attell "Side steppin" - You're Popular EP www.myspace.com/monicaattell
Dan Cunningham "Mountain Sky" - Back To Morgantown CD www.pickndawg.com
ALSO: My CD's are now available locally in Morgantown at THE OLD STONE HOUSE
6/14/09
*** I was just checking out Whole Wheat Radio. Those good folks have been playing songs from my BACK TO MORGANTOWN and WAYFARING STRANGER CD's. Based on the the listener ratings, a couple of my instrumentals (Whitewater and Mountain Sky) are the favorites.
5/7/09
*** BACK TO MORGANTOWN (Dan's 4th CD) will soon be available at Tamarack. Tamarack draws half a million visitors annually at it's location off I-77 and I-64 (Exit 45 at Beckley). Tamarack is a one-stop-shop for West Virginia culture, heritage, handcrafts, fine art, regional cuisine and music.
***Also, some very late news-(just ran across the playlist)
Eddie O'Strange in New Zealand played "Nelsonville 1970" on his Town and Country Radio Show. That was waay back on April 23 of 2007!! "Nelsonville 1970" is from Dan's 3rd CD, WAYFARING STRANGER.
4/22/09
*** BACK TO MORGANTOWN CD is now available from a number of merchants. The preferred source is CD Baby, of course. But it can also be purchased from CD Universe
Downloads are available from CD Baby, iTunes and these guys:
Other sources for Mp3's will pick up on "Back To Morgantown" in the coming weeks
4/19/09
*** BACK TO MORGANTOWN is now available as an album mp3 download on CD Baby. For a long time I have had a graphic link up on My Space that invited you to click to purchase the CD or MP3's - and now it really is true! Here's the link:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/pickndawg4
You can sample the songs there also.
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*** Many thanks to Jay Adkins in the U. K. (Off The Chart Radio) for playing my music. He led off Show 31 on April 18 with "The Judgment of John Brown" from my "Wayfaring Stranger" CD. There is the mp3 link (below) to listen to the show after the fact...it's a big file, and it says you have to sign up for a download service to get large files, but I did it OK without signing up for anything...but it's still a big file!!
www.sendspace.com/file/d4jw2s
download link is at the bottom of the page of the sendspace page
Homepage for the show is : www.offthechartradio.co.uk
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*** I also want to let you know about Dan Herman at Radio Crystal Blue (www.radiocrystalblue.com). He has played some of my tunes in the past. I also applaud his selections in the instances of choosing "Have I Been Away Too Long?" and "So Glad". Both of these songs had an unconventional structure but are among my favorites. They would have no chance on commercial radio on the basis of structure alone. I hope to hear some tunes from BACK TO MORGANTOWN on Radio Crystal Blue in the future.
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