by Dan Aston | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, news
The UK’s live music industry is on its knees. Artists are asking the government to act now to prevent the permanent closure of venues and festivals along with a colossal loss of jobs. ⠀ ⠀ Just last year the live music industry contributed £4.5bn to the UK economy,...
by Dan Aston | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, news
This week I am recording the final parts for a few new original songs. These include: ‘Map the Stars’, ‘27 Miles’, ‘I Don’t Belong Here’, and ‘Fade With Me’. There are a few others also in the works that have never been performed before. I’ll share some snippets soon!...
by Dan Aston | May 22, 2020 | Blog, news
I’m happy to have tapped into fresh inspiration for songwriting! It’s a big relief, having found myself feeling a little stagnant on the ideas front for a while. This new material finds itself routed in folk with a bit of a twist, through experimenting with guitar...
by Dan Aston | May 22, 2020 | news, Video
Here’s another live clip from my performance at The Acorn earlier this year. ’27 Miles’ is one of my more recent compositions. It’s a song about being haunted by a past life and struggling to face up to personal demons. It has become one of my...
by Dan Aston | May 17, 2020 | Blog, news
Throwback to my first gig as a singer. An hour before this picture was taken I was a total nervous mess. Pretty much paralysed in a ball of doubt and anxiety. I had thrown the towel in. This was 2012, an event at St Mary’s Church in Penzance, and my slot was only two...
by Dan Aston | May 17, 2020 | Blog, news
Here are some lyrics from a song I’ve been working on called ‘Map The Stars’. Some of you may recognise it as I performed a rough version at a couple of gigs earlier this year. It’s essentially about the struggle to keep childhood dreams alive and the sacrifices that...
