Dan Zanes

Dan Zanes
Dan Zanes plays mandolin on stage in 2007.
Dan Zanes plays mandolin on stage in 2007.
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Edgerly Zanes[1]
Born (1961-11-08) November 8, 1961 (age 63)
Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
GenresRock, garage rock, folk, roots rock, children's, sea shanties
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, harmonica, guitar, banjo, mandolin
Years active1980–present
LabelsFestival Five Records
Formerly ofThe Del Fuegos
Websitewww.danandclaudia.com

Daniel Edgerly Zanes (born November 8, 1961) is an American rock, folk, and children's musician. He was a member of the 1980s band the Del Fuegos, the frontman of the group Dan Zanes and Friends, and currently performs with his wife, Claudia Eliaza Zanes, as Dan + Claudia.

Early life and education

Zanes's father was a teacher, as well as a poet and writer.[2] He is brother to fellow musician and former bandmate Warren Zanes.[3]

Zanes grew up in the "white monoculture" of New Hampshire.[4] He became interested in music as a young child, and recalls being introduced to the music of American folk musician Lead Belly at age seven, after getting his first library card.[5] Other early music inspiration included Woody Guthrie, Ella Jenkins, and Pete Seeger.[6] He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts for two years.[2]

Zanes attended Oberlin College, where he met bandmate Tom Lloyd.[3]

The Del Fuegos

The Del Fuegos played in lofts, bars, warehouses, small art galleries, clubs, barns, college dining halls, fraternity houses, gymnasiums, auditoriums, and, finally, big theaters.

Rolling Stone named the Del Fuegos "Best New Band" in 1984.[citation needed] With the Del Fuegos, Zanes made several records – The Longest Day (1984), Boston, Mass (1985), Stand Up (1987), Smoking in the Fields (1989) – and had a hit single, Don't Run Wild.

Family music

After Zanes, his wife at the time, Paula Greif, and their young daughter moved to New York City, Zanes began playing music with a group of other fathers that he had met in West Village playgrounds. This informal group became the Wonderland String Band, which played at parks and parties and recorded a tape of songs at Zanes' home.[citation needed]

Dan Zanes

The tape was a hit locally – i.e. on the playgrounds where he and his daughter played – and Zanes realized that he liked making music that families could enjoy together, as opposed to music that is just for children or just for adults. So, he added a small number of women to his band, renamed it the Rocket Ship Revue, and began making a full-length homemade album, enlisting the help of some people he had met when he was a Del Fuego – Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, and Simon Kirke, the drummer for Bad Company.[citation needed]

The album, Rocket Ship Beach (2000),[4] was also a hit. The New York Times Magazine called it "cool", and added, "Mostly, though, Zanes' kids music works because it is not kids music; it's just music – music that's unsanitized, unpasteurized, that's organic even." Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega made guest appearances on the album. [citation needed]

In 2000, he founded the group Dan Zanes and Friends and launched the record label Festival Five Records.[7] As noted by Variety in 2004, "what makes Zanes and Friends such a treasure is that they exist outside the corporate structure. There’s no attempt to cross-promote or create a consumer. All that matters is having fun".[8]

The second album, Family Dance (2001) is composed of dance songs from a wide variety of musical traditions and features Loudon Wainwright III and Rosanne Cash. The third recording, the more mellow Night Time! (2002), features collaborations with Aimee Mann, Lou Reed, John Doe, Dar Williams, and other established musicians.[9]

In 2003, he played himself on Dragon Tales Let's Start a Band on TV film. The fourth album in the family series is House Party (2003),[6] a rambunctious 20-song collection with a diverse instrumentation that, in addition to the usual guitars, banjos, upright bass and drums, includes such instruments as violin, tuba, accordion, trombone, pump organ, djembe and saw. House Party was nominated for a Grammy in the Musical Album for Children category. Music video selections from the House Party album played during the Disney Channel's morning program suite known as Playhouse Disney from 2005 to 2007. New music video selections occasionally played on Nickelodeon's Noggin.

In 2007, Zanes received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children for Catch That Train! (2006)[7] and produced a children's reggae CD with Father Goose called "Its a Bam Bam Diddly", which also features songs performed by Sister Carol and Sheryl Crow.

His seventh album 76 Trombones (2009) was a Broadway/Showtune themed album, featuring guest vocalists Matthew Broderick, Carol Channing, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.[10][11]

In 2017, Zanes released Lead Belly, Baby!, a cover album of Lead Belly's music, through Smithsonian Folkways in cooperation with the Lead Belly estate. Other contributing artists to the album included Billy Bragg, Chuck D, Aloe Blacc, Valerie June, Memphis Jelks, Tamar-kali, and Sonia de los Santos.[5] In October of that year, he and Claudia Eliaza premiered Night Train 57 , a "sensory-friendly 'folk opera'" commissioned by the Kennedy Center.[5]

Since 2021, Zanes has performed with his wife, Claudia Eliaza Zanes, as Dan + Claudia. The couple have released two albums together: Let Love Be Your Guide (2021) and Pieces of Home (2024).[12][13]

Personal life

In 1987, Zanes married Paula Greif, the director of the video for the Del Fuegos song, I Still Want You.[citation needed] After the dissolution of The Del Fuegos, the couple moved to "a small town in the Catskill Mountains".[6] The couple had one daughter, born in 1994.[3]

Zanes has spoken on the importance of white people knowing about and working to deconstruct systemic racism.[14] In 2011, Zanes co-founded Constructive White Conversations, an antiracist organization focused on white people.[15]

In 2016, Zanes met Claudia Eliaza; the two married in 2018. In 2019, the couple moved from Brooklyn to Baltimore.[15][16] The couple are Christians, and currently are members of a Black Baptist church in Baltimore.[16]

Discography

With the Del Fuegos

  • The Longest Day (1984)
  • Boston, Mass. (1985)
  • Spin Radio Concert (1985)
  • Stand Up (1987)
  • Smoking in the Fields (1989)
  • Silver Star (2012)

Solo

  • Cool Down Time (1995)

Family music albums

  • Rocket Ship Beach (2000)
  • Family Dance (2001)
  • Night Time! (2002)
  • House Party (2003)
  • All Around the Kitchen! (2005)
  • Catch That Train! (2006)
  • The Welcome Table (2008)
  • ¡Nueva York! (2008)
  • 76 Trombones (2009)[10]
  • The Fine Friends Are Here! (2009)[17]
  • Little Nut Tree (2011)[18]
  • Turn Turn Turn (2013) with Elizabeth Mitchell[19]
  • Get Loose and Get Together!: The Best of Dan Zanes (2014)
  • Lead Belly, Baby! (2017), Smithsonian Folkways[20]
  • Night Train 57 (2018) with Claudia Eliaza and Yuriana Sobrino

Traditional music albums

With Claudia Eliaza Zanes

Singles

  • 2001: Hello
  • 2002: Smile Smile Smile
  • 2003: All Around the Kitchen
  • 2006: Catch That Train!

Awards

Year Award Category Album Result Ref
2005 Grammy Awards Best Musical Album for Children House Party (2003) Nominated [22]
2007 Grammy Awards Best Musical Album for Children Catch That Train! (2006) Won [23]
2009 8th Annual Independent Music Awards Best Children's Music Album ¡Nueva York! (2008) Won [24]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Weinberg, Leah G. (January 2013). "Zanes, Dan(iel) Edgerly". The Grove Dictionary of American Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1. Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  2. ^ a b Maron, Marc (9 March 2015). "Episode 583 – Dan Zanes / Christopher Mansfield". WTF with Marc Maron. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Daley, Lauren (2023-07-13). "Warren and Dan Zanes on the Del Fuegos' demise, their reconciliation, and the band's reunion show". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  4. ^ a b Schubert, Ruth (2011-09-29). "Dan Zanes: The Guy Who Started the Family Music Craze". Seattle's Child. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  5. ^ a b c Graff, Gary (2017-07-21). "Dan Zanes & Billy Bragg Cover Lead Belly's Iconic 'Rock Island Line': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  6. ^ a b c Bordal, Christian (2003-11-04). "'House Party' from Dan Zanes". NPR.
  7. ^ a b Clifford, Catherine (2011-04-20). "Kids music pays off for 'Kindie' king Dan Zanes". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  8. ^ Mirkin, Steven (2004-11-23). "Dan Zanes and Friends". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  9. ^ Dansby, Andrew (15 July 2002). "Zanes Gets Help From Reed, Mann". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b Lunden, Jeff (2010-01-03). "Dan Zanes: Broadway For The Smaller Set". NPR.
  11. ^ Graff, Gary (2009-11-18). "Dan Zanes Mines McCartney's Broadway Catalog On '76 Trombones'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  12. ^ a b del Barco, Mandalit (2021-09-21). "Dan And Claudia Zanes Sing About Justice And Joy On Their New Album For Children". NPR.
  13. ^ a b Ingenthron, Blair. "Smithsonian Folkways Releases 'PIECES OF HOME' from Dan + Claudia Zanes". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  14. ^ Zanes, Dan (2015-03-06). "Dan Zanes: One Conversation Changed My Life". The Mash-Up Americans. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  15. ^ a b "Dan + Claudia Zanes". Maryland State Arts Council. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  16. ^ a b Jones, Victoria Emily (2021-09-22). "The Music of Dan + Claudia Zanes". Art & Theology. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  17. ^ "Dan Zanes Wants Us to Know The Fine Friends Are Here". Wired. 2009-10-12. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  18. ^ Shepherd, Stefan (2011-09-27). "Dan Zanes Plants A 'Little Nut Tree'". NPR.
  19. ^ Maricela, Gonzalez (2013-08-15). "'Now Let's Dance' along with Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  20. ^ "Dan Zanes and Friends' 'Lead Belly, Baby!' Features Chuck D., Billy Bragg, Others". Shore Fire Media. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  21. ^ "Sea Music - Festval [sic] Five Folk, Dan Zanes - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  22. ^ "47th Annual Grammy® Awards (2005) Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  23. ^ "49th Annual Grammy® Awards (2007 Grammys) Nominations Coverage". DigitalHit.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  24. ^ Independent Music Awards – 8th Annual Winners Archived July 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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