Dan Reeder on shunning mediocrity, painting, and building synths.
- Author
- Dan Reeder, Aaron Shafer-Haiss, Michaela Anne
- Published
- Wed 27 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.theother22hours.com/episodes/dan-reeder-5VdpWIni
Dan Reeder is a singer-songwriter and painter originally from Louisiana, who has lived in Germany for decades, released critically acclaimed records via John Prine's Oh Boy Records (as one of the first artists signed to the label, at almost 50 years old), and is somewhat of a cult folk-hero. Dan has toured very infrequently over his 20+ year music career, and we talk about why and his feelings about the concept of touring in general, his approach to staying creative musically and in his visual art, the connections he sees between painting and recording songs, we get an inside look at synths that he is currently building, and a whole lot more.
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Links:
- Dan Reeder
- Iris Dement
- Pheobe Bridgers
- John Prine
- Healing Appalachia
- Ep 75 - Nicole Atkins
- Journey Instruments
- K&K Western Mini
- Furch Guitars
- Oh Boy Records
- Ep 16 - Rodney Crowell
- Ep 27 - Mary Gauthier
- Harry Partch
- Tex Cobb
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