Dan Donnelly is the quintessential live gig master; he’s one of the hardest working singer/guitarist on Long Island. Dan has been working gigs for decades on Long Island, from the North Shore to the South Shore and out to Montauk, including Stephen Talk house in Amagansett. He has rubbed shoulders with famous musicians and openly collaborates with Erik McCormack’s group FES as their honorary lead electric guitarist. 

Steve Yusko your host explores Dan’s inspiration to become a musician and his collaborative spirit as a mentor to many. Dan speaks to his tactics in obtaining gigs and what appears to be a relentless schedule of weekly events. Mr. Donnelly works full time and plays three to five times a week mostly at the various JT Restaurants in and around Bayport (JT’s on the Bay, JT’s Café, and JT’s Farmhouse).

Up and coming singer/songwriters will benefit from Dan’s insight and instruction to successfully gig events and how to break into the live music scene on Long Island. 

Open to collaboration, Dan and his bandmates were one of the first bands to fully explore the “cover market” by featuring full album sets by Fleetwood Mac, and Peter Gabriel to name a few. 

If you are on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County looking for great food and entertainment, you can find it by going to Dan’s Facebook page and find out where he’s appearing next. You will not be disappointed.

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 Intro/Outro song in this episode: 

“Fading out Fast” from Mike Nugent’s album, Mike Nugent and the Blue Moon Band

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