Well-known for the alternative country band Dolly Varden, as well as Stump the Host, Steve Dawson is a lifer when it comes to music. His family roots in Saskatchewan, Dawson has lived for a time in California and Idaho before heading to Chicago in the late 1980's dragging all that western with him. There, he found a music scene that embraced his style of writing and performing.
Chicago being cross-roads of the country-- has its own peculiar mixture of dustbowl, Appalachian, western, bluegrass, Celtic, Mexican, jazz, blues, country and garage rock. Those elements are all called upon when it comes to being a singer with a guitar in the Windy City, let alone a full band. The small clubs had patrons of all stripes who expected such a mix and were delighted when a band dished out its own special recipe. Though tough to make a living solely on them, these clubs were the perfect place for experimentation, expression and performance.
It's the salsa---not the chips, and Dawson's mix of songwriting is personal, powerful and worth indulging in. A contemplative man, painfully open, yet guarded enough, Steve Dawson is proof that the city of Big Shoulders is also the city of singer-songwriters. His bandmate, wife and artist in her own right Diane Christiansen, make their home not too far from those clubs along Division Street. His website is www.SteveDawsonmusic.com.
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