Things are heating up around Victoria! Dave Lang & The Twin Otters are appearing regularly on the causeway in the Inner Harbour. Dave Lang & The Black Squirrels are doing a mini tour on the Island next week. The Rosie Bitts show that I wrote & arranged music for then recorded with The Black Squirrels won a Monday Magazine award for "Best New Show!" Way to go Rosie!

I've finally gotten around to mastering a live recording of a show I did at the Victoria Event Centre last fall. The audience was great and the gig turned out pretty well if I do say so myself.

Tolan McNeil is gonna do some recording stuff for the Black Squirrels soon. Scott Henderson has also offered to do some. Fancy, eh? Multiple studios...

Here's the latest demo - all recorded live in the same room at the same time except the vocals...

Dave Lang & The Black Squirrels - Everybody Loves My Baby



I'm just about finished mastering a live recording of me performing solo at the Victoria Event Centre this fall. Here's a band demo. Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) was written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams. We have a good time playing it.

And another one of the songs the band's been working on. Duke Ellington's "Black & Tan Fantasy" arranged by yours truly. I added a little minor key section - hope Ellington doesn't mind.

Dave Lang & The Black Squirrels - Black & Tan Fantasy

Click here to listen to me singing a country duet with Carolyn Mark from the olden days! I'm going to be recording her performing a song in my studio for her next record.

Some reviews:

"Dave Lang is an original throwback to a time when subtlety and good humour meant something. A literate mind, with a touch of Tom Lehrer attached to a subversive heart. This is a show to experience.”
     - Mitch Podolak (Artistic Director, Home Routes & co-founder Winnipeg Folk Fest)

"I really enjoyed your performance, the 45 minute set went by way too fast!"
     - Kevin Pulvermacher, Artistic Director, Bruno Cherry Festival

You can hear some music on the "music" page here...