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Dan Vaillancourt
Dan Vaillancourt in a modern-day troubadour. He has been called a virtuosic guitar player, natural storyteller and a sophisticated songwriter. Think Paul Simon meets Keller Williams with some David Wilcox and bobby Mcferrin thrown in...With his custom acoustic 10-string guitar for accompaniment, Dan weaves stories of life, love, and travel with quirky aplomb creating a unique kind of music called 'Funktified Folk.' He has performed in over half of the states in the country and always has songs and stories from his many travels. One Acoustic Guitar + One Voice + Lots of Surprises = Funktified Folk!

"Though he performs alone, Michigan-based singer-songwriter Dan Vaillancourt doesn't stick to one sound: With just his voice and custom 10-string guitar, Vaillancourt jumps genres from song to song--and even mid-tune. The easiest descriptor may be folk-funk, but that fails to account for chatty spoken-word bits, hip-hop goofs, and straight-ahead pop songs." -The Onion (May 2003)

"Dan Vaillancourt does more with just an acoustic guitar than most three piece bands can accomplish." - Leo Zaccari, 90.5FM The Night , Lincroft, NJ

"...The Jimi Hendrix of Folk!" - Steve Wieske (fan)

"I think the funky stuff is amazing—two of Dan's big strengths as a performer are his non-stop positive energy and rhythmic virtuosity." - Pat Wictor (Singer-Songwriter)

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