Chris Dorman

BioChris Dorman is both dreaming and living a dream shared by perhaps a small fraction of people living and working and playing and dreaming on this planet, a slice of the population striving to get back to, or forward to, a simple way of life in which it is possible to slow down, live true and begin again. This is the message on Dorman’s new release, To Begin Again, a hybrid of contemporary folk tunes merging grass roots instruments like banjo, harmonica and saw with instruments commonly associated with orchestras, such as cello and oboe.
Songwriting is a natural medium for Chris to share what he feels, and he often writes about his own experiences. His live performances turn venues into living rooms and audiences to friends.
Working with kids
Chris also works with children. He leads music and songwriting performance workshops for kids from Kindergarten through 6th grade, presents songwriting workshops for kids, teens, and adults alike, and is currently developing music programming for infant to 3 year olds. His own son, Henry, is 2 ½ as of January 2010 and has been his greatest musical inspiration thus far.Press and Praise



"If there is an ounce of hesitation in the heart, a small part of the self stored away in the heart’s drawers and closets, as is the case with most of us, the textured combination of Dorman’s breathy, piercing vocals and the music on To Begin Again will coax it out and onward." - Tim Lane SCENE MetrospaceIt seems like family takes the form of much more than blood for this singer songwriter. Unassuming and charismatic at live performances… I have to say that the truths he sings of and songs he creates are part of a community I wish I was a part of.
-Slowcoustic
TO BEGIN AGAINTo Begin Again was recorded in 2007 just weeks before the birth of Chris’s son, Henry, and released in March of 2008 with Earthwork Music. Throughout the album you will feel within the music the personal transition to fatherhood as well as the effects of global transitions at home. With 16 or so musicians contributing to this project, you will experience still just a slice of what the rich musical community in Michigan has to offerYou can order To Begin Again directly fromThe Chris Dorman Music Store
Thank you,Chris