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Welcome! We're about to redo the site completely, bringing video on board, etc. All pressings of Soul Collage, Talk and most of realtime are sold out. Thanks for supporting independent music!
The compilation CD, Tracks, (which features tunes from all 3 of my albums, harmony vocals by David Crosby, Graham Nash & Martin Sexton, guitar wizardry by Jeff Pevar & Jim Chapdelaine, bass by jazz phenom François Moutin) - is nearly sold out, as well. (Thank you!)
You can still order securely through Paypal on the CDs page.

Stay tuned for upcoming radio, live performances & for CD #5, 'Float,' featuring: Danny Kortchmar, Stefani Langol, Tim McDonald, Francois Moutin, Jeff Pevar & Steve Postell, which will be released Summer, 2010.
Peace & joy to all - Dana

Schedule:
2010:
Parties at Pia's! Our Musical Residency at Pia's Gallery begins - we can't wait!

Friday, April 16, 2010: We (Dana, Stefani, Tim) are playing 4 songs at the Farmington River Watershed's benefit gala: Fabulous Fish for the Farmington. Come to view and buy exquisite, hand-painted fish: silent auction. Many were decorated in Pia's hometown in Sweden - it's a beautiful cause - let's keep our river clean!
THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE SHOW - the full musical extravaganza is happening Saturday night, 4/17.

Saturday, April 17, 2010: 7-10pm
Pia Sjolin Design: The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike (Rt 44)
Suite 209, Canton CT
860.693.4454
Join Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol and Tim McDonald for our Spring Music Fest! We'll be playing originals, some classic favorites, AND tunes from the new album!
Please bring a folding chair, and your favorite bottle of wine (BYOC, BYOB!)
We'll bring great music, snacks and keep the suggested donation price low!

Sunday, May 16, 2010: 4-7pm: AFTERNOON SHOW!
Pia Sjolin Design: The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike (Rt 44)
Suite 209, Canton CT
860.693.4454
Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol, Jerry Martinez and special guests. Sunday... Spring... Late afternoon. Bring your folding chair, your favorite bottle. We'll bring the tunes and tapas!
See you there!

Sunday, June 13, 2010: 5-7:30pm: AFTERNOON SHOW!
Pia Sjolin Design: The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike (Rt 44)
Suite 209, Canton CT
860.693.4454
Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol, Jerry Martinez and Jon Peckman play the early Summer PARTY! You can pre-order the new CD, Float. Tunes, friends, a magical space - and it won't break the bank! BYOChair, BYOB - delicious Flatbread pizza on us!

SUNDAY, July 18, 2010: AFTERNOON SHOW: 5-7:30pm
A sweet, summer afternoon at Pia's wonderland. Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol, Jerry Martinez and Jon Peckman!
BYOC, BYOB, light summer chow on us!
Pia Sjolin Design: The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike (Rt 44)
Suite 209, Canton CT
860.693.4454

2009
February 21, 2009
: LaSalle's: 104 Main Street, Collinsville, CT:
7-10pm: 860-693-8010
Join Dana, Stefani Langol, Francois Moutin, Tim McDonald for the FIRST, full quartet gig! New tunes from the new album, 'Float,' which will be here this Spring. This is a wonderful, relaxed, intimate room - come join us for the fun! (We recommend getting there early for the best seats - BYOB & enjoy dinner!)

March 21, 2009: Farmington Valley Arts Center, Fisher Gallery:
Farmington Valley Arts Center: 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, CT
7:30-10pm: 860-678-1867
Dana, Stefani Langol, Tim McDonald trio! Come out for the first-day-of-Spring-3-part-harmony-thing! This is one of our favorite venues - truly beautiful acoustics, surrounded by art! Wine & cheese reception: $10.00 at the door.

April 3, 2009: Dana Pomfret, Jeff Pevar, Stefani Langol & Tim McDonald:
House Concert, Unionville, CT: $18 in advance, $20 at the door.
Please BYOB & an appetizer or dessert to share. Email dana@danapomfret.com for reservation details and directions. Seating is limited, we suggest making your rezzies early.
SOLD OUT!

May 2, 2009:
Dana, Stefani Langol, Tim McDonald trio! Again - this is one of our favorite venues - truly beautiful acoustics! Wine & cheese reception: $10.00 at the door.(The May 23 concert has been cancelled).
Farmington Valley Arts Center, Fisher Gallery:
Farmington Valley Arts Center: 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, CT
7:30-10pm: 860-678-1867

July 11, 2009: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: 77 Forest St. Hartford, CT: Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol & Tim McDonald.
We're thrilled to have been invited to headline this wonderful yearly concert series, 'Women and Their Music.' 12:00-4:30pm
We go on at around 3pm.

September 19, 2009: Saturday, 7-11 pm:
Pia Sjolin Design -The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT
860.693.4454: Suggested donation $10. If you can't pay it, no worries: come enjoy the music for free!
Join us as we kick off our musical residency at Pia's place with two bands, featuring:
Dana Pomfret, Stefani Langol, Danny Kortchmar, Tim McDonald, Jon Peckman and Ed Corvo.
This the first double-bill in our wonderful, new, performance space! Pia's magical, 5600 square foot gallery will be our musical home for the next several months. We'll be doing a series of concerts here, co-billing with Danny Kortchmar and Tim McDonald's new band, "Dirty Laundry."
A Little Background on  "Dirty Laundry"
Danny Kortchmar was an integral part of the 70s and 80s music scene. He recorded, toured, wrote with and produced such artists as James Taylor, Carole King, Don Henley, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne.
Danny wrote "Dirty Laundry," "Honey Don't Leave LA," "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" and more. 
Tim McDonald relocated to CT from California about 9 years ago, and instantly became well-known for his incredible vocals and guitar playing. Featuring a wonderful rhythm section, Jon Peckman on drums and Ed Corvo on bass, this is going to be a great show!

2008
April 15, 2008
: Murphy & Scarletti's, Farmington, CT: 6pm
Dana, Jeff Pevar, Tim McDonald, Jen Lowe, Francois Moutin

April 27, 2008: Monroe, CT
Dana Pomfret, Tim McDonald, Jen Lowe:
Songwriter's Circle:
3-4pm: Call: 203-261-7301 for reservations & location details. We'll be trading originals & a few choice covers on this intimate, acoustic gig - hosting a question & answer session after the music.

May 1, 2008: Fresco's, Avon, CT: 8-11pm: 860-677-5599
Dana Pomfret & Tim McDonald: Tim & Dana duo: originals, covers & whatever we pull out of the hat!

October 11, 2008: The Tariffville Village Festival: The Village Green, Tariffville, CT: 12:30-2pm: Dana Pomfret & Tim McDonald. Join us for the yearly village fest: new tunes, old tunes, a few choice covers... We play this festival every Fall - & wouldn't miss it!

October 25, 2008: The Old Well Tavern, Simsbury: at the junction of routes 315 & 10-202: doors open at 7pm: $20.00 at the door.
Benefit for baby Cayenne, granddaughter of Lori Love. Please join us for a wonderful night of music, in support of this young child of our community.
Dana Pomfret & Tim McDonald at 7:30pm, Carrie Johnson at 8:30pm, Steve Olivieri at 10:00pm. To purchase tickets in advance or to make a donation, contact Lori Love at: Granby Village Health, 10 Hartford Ave, Granby, CT 06035. Tel: (860) 844-8608

November 22, 2008: LaSalle's, Main Street, Collinsville, CT: 7-10pm
Join Dana, Jeff Pevar and Tim McDonald for an awesome musical reunion, in one of our all-time favorite towns! We're baaaack!

2007
October 6, 2007: Tariffville Village Festival: 12:30pm
Come celebrate with Dana, François & Tim McDonald! New tunes, old tunes, originals, covers-you-won't-recognize. Tariffville Green, Main St, T'ville, CT

November 21, 2007: WBCR: Berkshire Community Radio: 97.7FM: 8-9am
Join host, author and educator, Deborah Alecson, and Dana, for a wide-ranging discussion covering music, the value of arts-in-education and more.

2006 (scroll below for 2005 dates):

Thursday, January 12, 2006: The Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT: Fisher Gallery: 7-8:30pm: 860-678-1867:
The Fisher is a wonderful, intimate venue with great acoustics. Join Dana, Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig for a special trio performance & discussion of creative process (pinning down the ephemeral - our favorite).

Saturday, January 28, 2006: Nora's: Southwick, MA:
8:30-11:00pm: 413-569-9585: Dana, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig. Winter warm-up! Join the trio at this cozy venue for excellent food & tunes.

February, 2006: Recording & filming for the new CD & DVD

Saturday, March 11, 2006: Farmington Valley Arts Center:
Fisher Gallery: 8pm: 860-678-1867

Dana, Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig;
We begin our 'unplugged' series at this favorite new venue: you can't beat it for atmosphere, intimacy & great acoustics. This is the first of three concerts we're recording & filming at The Fisher for the new CD & DVD! Special guests will drop in, & each show will be unique. Please join us for our own, special version of 'red light fever' - & share in the magic of live recording!

Saturday, April 8, 2006: University of Hartford: Hartford, CT
Dana, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig:
Holcomb Commons: Gengras Student Union: 2:30pm (Gengras is across from the Hartt School of Music).

Saturday, April 29, 2006: WFCR: 88.5: 9pm (or so)
Dana,Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig live on WFCR: Public Radio for Western New England. Host, Susan Forbes Hansen.
This is one of our favorite shows to play - please tune in!

Saturday, May 6, 2006: Farmington Valley Arts Center: Fisher Gallery: 8pm: 860-678-1867: Dana, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig, François Moutin: Come join the quartet for another live recording & film extravaganza!

Friday, June 23, 2006: Dana is an Artist-Presenter at Wheelock College in Boston: NECAP conference on Youth Development

Saturday, July 29, 2006: Farmington Valley Arts Center: Fisher Gallery: 8pm: 860-678-1867: Dana, Tim McDonald, François Moutin, Jonathan Lichtig: Acoustic quartet. This is # 3 in the series of 3 live recorded concerts at the Fisher. Join us for new tunes, new arrangements of familiar tunes & further musical exploration.

Saturday, September 23, 2006: Tariffville Village Festival
Dana, Tim McDonald, special guests: Time TBA (early afternoon is likely). Join us for the T'ville annual: art, music, food, fun along the beautiful Farmington river!

April 21, 2007: University of Hartford: Community Day
Dana & the band, plus an extremely talented group of student musicians, vocalists, dancers & artists. Not to be missed! Details will be posted in January, 2007.

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2005 Dates:
May 21, 2005 - The Lobster Barn - 9-11pm

Simsbury, CT: 860-658-0050:
The LB (formerly 'Gemini's') is located at the junction of Route 10-202 and Route 315.
Join Dana, François Moutin, Deborah Newallo, Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig for an evening of original tunes & a few artfully
altered covers! The 'Barn' has housed many clubs in its day,
from The Inn Place to Gemini's: big stage, plenty of room.
Come for dinner & stay for the show!

July 9, 2005: 9-11pm: Crown & Hammer Pub
Collinsville, CT: Dana, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig & Jim Chapdelaine...
This great spot was the former home of Gertrude & Alice's & The Station House Café. We look forward to having it up & rockin again!

August 9-15, 2005 - California: Dana, Steve Postell & Freebo:
Steve & I both grew up in NYC, & have been playing music together since we were kids. Founder of the band Little Blue, he's a stellar singer-songwriter/guitarist with an impressive touring & recording career: everything from 4.5 star reviews in Rolling Stone (Europe) to appearances on the Today Show/Tonight Show.
Freebo played bass with Bonnie Raitt for years, & is a wonderful singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist who brings his special mix of folk/blues/roots-rock to audiences across the country. We're thrilled that he's joining us for these dates!
For bios, tunes, photos, video etc, visit Steve & Freebo on the web:
http://www.freebo.com
http://www.stevepostell.com


Friday, August 12: 8:00-11pm
Kulak's Woodshed
5230 1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd
N Hollywood, CA 91607
818-766-9913

Saturday, August 13: 8:30-11pm
Zoey's Cafe
451 E Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
805-652-1137

Sunday, August 14: Acoustic Sunset Series: 6-8pm
Trilogy Guitars
143 Culver Blvd
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
310-305-7577

Saturday, September 10: The Lobster Barn - 9-11pm:
Simsbury, CT: 860-658-0050:
The LB (formerly 'Gemini's') is located at the junction of Route 10-202 and Route 315.
We had a great time in May! Join us again (Dana, François Moutin, Deborah Newallo, Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig) for an evening of original tunes & a few artfully altered covers! The 'Barn' has housed many clubs in its day, from The Inn Place to Gemini's: big stage, plenty of room. Come for a seafood dinner & stay for the show!

Saturday, September 17, '05: Tariffville Village Festival:
T'ville, CT: 1-3pm: Tariffville Green (Main St., T'ville, CT)
Come celebrate this historic town on the beautiful Farmington
river: Food, Art, Music, Games! (Dana, François Moutin, Tim McDonald & Jonathan Lichtig).

Friday, October 28, 2005: University of Hartford: Hartford, CT
Wilde Auditorium: 7:30pm: 'Music for a Change' series:
Dana, François Moutin, Jim Chapdelaine, Deborah Newallo, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig. This beautiful, intimate theater is comfy, has great sound & is a wonderful place to hear live music. Please join us as we showcase tunes from the new CD & celebrate Fall!

Thursday, November 17, 2005: Farmington Valley Arts Center: Avon, CT: 860-678-1867
7 - 8pm. Dana, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig & François Moutin play a special, members-only concert in the Fisher Gallery: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Friday, November 18, 2005: Farmington Valley Arts Center:
7pm: Come celebrate the candelight opening of the Arts' Center Studios. This is sure to be a magical night: wonderful art, music & gifts for the holidays. Tunes by Dana & François Moutin: Fisher Gallery: 7-8:30 pm
Later that same night...Dana & François join Jeff Pevar at The Maple Tree, Simsbury, CT. Somewhere around 10pm - don't miss this sure-to-be-rockin reunion!

Sunday, November 20, 2005: The Lobster Barn: Simsbury, CT: 860-658-005: (Located at the junction of Route 10-202 and Route 315). 12 noon to 10 pm. The Lobster Barn hosts a musical extravaganza to benefit our friend Rob Fried.
Join Dana, Jeff Pevar, The Mayocks, Dr. Juice, Burt Teague, Tim McDonald, Jonathan Lichtig & many others.

2000-2004 dates included:
The Bottom Line, NYC (We were thrilled to play this historic venue before it closed).
Tramps, NYC
The Calvin Theater, Northampton, MA
The Barre Opera House, Barre, VT
Iota Club and Café, Arlington, VA
The Point, Bryn Mawr, PA
Milestones, Rochester, NY
Wilde Auditorium, University of Hartford, CT
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Live radio dates included:
WFUV, NYC (Fordham University)
WFCR, Public Radio for Western New England (host: Susan Forbes Hansen)
WWUH, University of Hartford, CT (host: Ed McKeon)
WHUS, University of CT, Storrs