Dan Frechette is an eclectic and exceptionally prolific multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter inspired by jazz, blues, and folk music from the 30's to the 70's, with a voice that holds a similar timbre to Don Henley, and a refreshing and memorable songwriting style in the spirit of Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong and Paul Simon. Dan's signature guitar playing style is a beaming nod to the masters of the guitar: Pete Townshend, Norman Blake and Doc Watson. 

 

Making a living as a performer and recording artist for over 25 years, Dan Frechette is equally at home in the spotlight as he is as a session and backup player, able to change styles to suit an audience or recording situation at the drop of a tip in his hat. 

 

As anyone who has ever met Dan can attest, he is a living, breathing folk festival. Dan took his obsession with music to the extreme, recording over 40 solo albums to date, learning to play 15 instruments in a multiple genres on his recordings and for those of others, and composing lyrics and music to well over 1400 original songs, which garnered the attention of major publishing which signed him a deal when he was 17. 

 

Dan now spends most of the year on the road touring with his lovely wife, the amazing violinist/composer/singer Laurel Thomsen, as the original Roots-Folk duo Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen. His travels have taken him all over the globe, performing many major folk festivals, and through his example he has inspired a few closet superstars to dedicate their livelihoods to music. His most well known and covered songs are "Who Will Take My Place,” "The Mists Of Down Below,” "My Bride and I,”  "Goodbye Monday,” and "Hurricane Heart,” among others.