Dawn Dineen

Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Contemporary folk

Status:

Most recent release, The Ghostly Apple Tree (2007)

See also:

Dawn Dineen's site

Comparisons:

Dar Williams, Suzanne Vega

Covers/own material:

Own, occasional covers

General comments:

Dawn Dineen's music is modern folk with good lyrics. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Recommended first album:

A Thousand Yarns is the only one we've heard

Recordings:

• A Thousand Yarns (2001)
• Wound Check (2003)
• The Ghostly Apple Tree (2007)

A Thousand Yarns

Release info:

2001—Yarner Records—YR001

Availability:

See Dawn Dineen's website for availability

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Dawn Dineen—guitars, bass, vocals

Guest artists:

John Sutton—drums
Mac Hine—drum programming
Justin Nichols, Becca Nichols, Jaime Beebe—backing vocal arrangement, group vocals

Comments:

Dawn Dineen's album is honest and likeable. She writes thoughtful and complex songs.
     "Dancer of the Mood" is a song of unrequited love that's very moving. "Soil for the Root" is tuneful and pensive.
     All in all a very good record. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Thanks to Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry.