Dave Shiflett: Home
Greetings
This is the songwriting site for Dave Shiflett -writer, musician, and practicing bon vivant. You can find lots of songs on the Music page (Go to top of this page and click on Music) plus columns and reviews on the NEWS page. RECENT POSTS: Bloomberg review of Season Four premier of "Mad Men;" Washington Post review of new books on Stevie Wonder and Van Morrison; Wall Street Journal reviews of 'Furious Love' starring Liz Taylor and Richard Burton and a new history of Time magazine; Bloomberg reviews of HBO's 'Gasland'; PBS special 'Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World' and 'Mind over Money': HBO's 'Treme' and The Pacific': Showtime's 'Dad's In Heaven With Nixon,' Washington Post review of 'Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him' and 'Elvis, My Best Man': Wall Street Journal review of Alexandra Penney's 'The Bag Lady Papers' and Dr. Ralph Stanley's memoir, "Man of Constant Sorrow."
NOW, on to the music.
THANKS RICH WARREN for playing us on 'The Midnight Special,' Bill Hahn for playing us on WFDU in New Jersey, Dan Alloway for spins in Arizona and Page Wilson for playing our tunes on WCVE in Richmond.
AND MANY THANKS TO K&K SOUND for the kind endorsement deal. I finally wired up the D-28 and the sound from K&K's Pure Mini is fantastic.
DAVE AND TRIPP are planning to get out and about the country this fall to play songs from 'Afternoon Lamentations' and a new project called 'ALONE.' Also, the long-awaited debut CD by the Detox Mountain Boys, featuring a celebrity roster, should be along soon.
ALL SONGS ARE FREE on the music page. I greatly appreciate donations to help cover recording costs. If things are tight for you download what you want and please pass along this link to your friends. There are two videos just below: 'My Beautiful Friend' and 'All The Good Men', both sung by the incomparable Jeanine Guidry. The New York Times is featuring 'My Beautiful Friend' in a standing feature on the Depression: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/thenewhardtimes/index.html#/shiflett
If you like the videos, please send them along to friends.
If you want to buy physical or downloadable CDs -- the Karma Farmers' 'Songs for Aging Cynics' or Floor Creek's 'TIme Goes Rushing By' -- please select from the CD Baby options below the videos. The prices are low: $9 for CDs; $4 for downloadables (and THANKS!). If you prefer iTunes, both are also there.
I have a large number of songs that are not posted. If you are a music supervisor, director, etc. let me know what you're looking for -- I may have just the song for you. I also write to order.
Those looking for Harvey Laub's "Just Want to Know (That I've Been Known By You)" will find it on the music page. Harvey wrote the song for my sister after being dianosed with stage four lung cancer. The Karma Farmers recorded it the month before he died. "Lonely Train," which is also on the Music page, is dedicated to Harvey's memory.
LISTEN, download, and if you want to get in touch email DShifl@aol.com or call 804-897-1911.
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY some music, I host an acoustic afternoon at the Cary Street Cafe in Richmond from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays.
