Dan Janisch

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"If John Steinbeck had written music, he'd have written music like Dan Janisch."- Don Grant, Freight Train Boogie



".impossible to fit into a particular stylistic niche,and he's certainly not just another aging sidewalk performer."

- Stewart Mason, All Music Guide



"Janisch's rough Americana reminds me of some of the finer points of the early labor movement tunes. Seeger, Guthrie and the like would be proud of his growly vocals and simple hammered guitar. Janisch swaggers his way through nine beautiful folk tunes."- CDReviews.com



Janisch presents nine well crafted songs which are very much in the singer songwriter tradition with roots in folk blues and Greenwich Village in it’s heyday. Akin to the likes of Arlo Guthrie or Jeffrey Fredericks there is an easygoing element to the songs reflecting some of that long lost optimism that was prevalent in the image of the freewheelin’ boho with a guitar."- AmericanaUK



".He gives broken hearts some lovely places to hide, such as the swirling, bluesy slide-guitar-driven title track and the circus-y love-letter lament “Sayonara Chinatown.” You might remember Janisch as one of the guitarists in the literally incendiary psychedelic glitter-rock troupe the Imperial Butt Wizards, but his solo work is miles away from such a spectacle." - Falling James, L.A. Weekly



".a Carl Sandburg fan fond of chanting Tibetan monks whose music alternates between folky rockers, melodic fingerpicked weepers and intense, lyrically driven narratives that yield dramatic surprises. His newest disc reflects the curiosity and creativity if not the sonic quirks that make his best songs refreshing; from the title track's Dylan-esque clap-along spirit to the charming innocence of “Big Trip” and unexpected melancholy of “The Strongest Man (That Ever Lived)” and quietly transcendent “Nora Had a Bird.” With only nine tracks it's surprisingly brief for such a prolific songwriter, but what's here is solid." - Bliss, Pasadena Weekly



- 'Medicine Man' landed No. 23 on the July 2007 Euro Americana Chart -

This is a chart compiled by DJs, journalists, retailers, promoters and other peoplewho are interested in Americana music from all over Europe.



- 'Medicine Man' - CD of the Week!! -On the Dutch Roots Radio Collective 'Blueprint' Radio Show. Host, Thomas Kaldijk