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Dan Vaillancourt

@danvaillancourt
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2008

Hi. Of course I am here for 2025. 👋

I mostly write a combination of upbeat songs, ambient instrumentals and sad songs about heartbreak, regret and death. 😉🎶

Most of my lyrics are based in fiction, some overheard conversations and occasionally about me… but I’m not that all that exciting.

Once upon a time, I drove all around the US to perform my songs at all of the little coffeehouses, to eat at all of the local diners, to see all the things through the window of a car and to sleep on lots of floors and couches... but that was quite a long time ago.

I occasionally post song videos on IG: https://www.instagram.com/funktifiedfolk/

Albums (Including Music from FAWM and 50/90): https://danvaillancourt.bandcamp.com

"Words are... our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it." - Albus Dumbledore

"The sound doesn't matter, it's the sound of the sound that matters." - Del Newman

#Michigan #Guitar #singer_songwriter #acoustic #story

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Likewise I 🙏🎶

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Dan, thanks for squeezing in a few listens of my tracks before the site closes. I especially appreciate your encouragement on Masquerade in C Minor Blues. It’s funny, a couple of my friends who have been with me on my FAWM journey said that they thought my FAWM 2025 album was my best work so far. https://frozen-lonesome.bandcamp.com/album/sell-the-sizzle So I guess there’s something to say for applied experience over time. Have a great year and hope to see back next February!

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@opossum

Thanks fer listnin' to my song Dan! And yes, maybe not the perfct song fer yer young'uns. But I guess I got a little carried away (litrally AND figgertively!) by that hillbilly John Staples. And I said some things I regret. But it jess water under the bridge now anyhoo since them FAWM guys are gonna erase it all shortly. Have a great year and I'll seya nex time unless I get runned over by a truck or possum-napped by a hillbilly!

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The clock is running out! Thanks for your comment on "The Mica in the Stone" -- and I hope you had a happy FAWM 2025!

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thank you for your lovely comment on my collab with jeff walker, memories of me. see and hear you next year!

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Dan, thanks again for getting creative with me. It was a ton o'fun and looking forward to having at it again. See you out there!

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@jeff9

Many thanks for the very kind comments, Dan. Hope the power wasn’t out for too long. I’m laid up in the hospital getting some stuff taken care of, so I’m saying adios to FAWM 2025. Catch you on the next one

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@roy

Thanks for your kind feedback, Dan. I only wish I had gotten more FAWM writing and listening done sooner than I did this year, Hope to see/hear ya next year!

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@cts

And a big shout out to you, Dan, for the support you've given me and all the citizens of FAWMland. I hope to be around for many more years. Thank you for sharing your talents and gifts. Much appreciated!

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@jeff9

Thanks, Dan, for your very kind words about "Everything". I don't know if BIAB has gotten better, or some of us long time users have finally learned judicious ways to use it in conjunction with other tools. It really opens a lot of arrangement doors for folks like me who can construct the bones of a song doing only the vocals and basic guitar accompaniment ourselves, but who can then navigate the options things like BIAB offer to flesh it out a bit with other instruments.

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Still listening 👏 Need to catch up on some of yours!

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@nadine

You're welcome! I'm happy you enjoyed the update. There is more to come, we just don't know if that will happen while the site is open or not.

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@nadine

Thank you so much for checking out "Weightless Epiphany". I am happy that I got to play a lot of guitar during FAWM. I was really missing it, but its been harder to integrate since my workload got so crazy. Recording this song has been fun and I love Chris full blown drama! So we're a poor duo? Good to know :)

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Thanks for the kind words on my daughters songs ❤ So proud of that kid! (And yes.. She is SO worth breaking my selfish no collab rule 😂) Congrats to you on another amazing month of music!!

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Hi, Dan, It meant a lot to me to read your comments on Almost Feels Like Love. I saw the same images in my head as you did when I heard @musend's track, and I was SO pleased when @hbusse agreed to sing it for us, because she is absolutely PERFECT for the part! Thanks for letting us know how it affected you. You have a good imagination!

OH! I see you also kindly left a comment on Love Isn't Any Fun, my collab with the versatile and talented @gwynjones. What I particularly like about your comments is how you notice the details in the elements of the song (lyrics, music and vocals) and express how each one affected you as you listened. Thank you for helpful and appreciative comments.

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@nadine

Thanks for listening and commenting on "Hollow Dreams"! It makes me happy that you automatically accociate collabs between me and @chrismyth02 as epic and cant wait to hear them. Thank you so much!

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Thanks Dan! Yeah, "Big ol' goofy world" was definitely rolling around in my mind somewhere when I wrote this, especially the first line, haha.

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@wynia

Catching up here on comments...thanks much for stopping by "Common" ! Thanks for so many kind words about the song! Since you mentioned the cello and flugelhorn I thought I'd throw it out there that we just put up another one last night that features both again. It's called "Everyone Has a First Heartbreak" if you'd like to listen :)

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Thanks so much Dan for your comments and unique observations on "Return to You." I'm not familiar with Hello Saferide, gonna check em out!

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Thanks for the early visit to my page! I too have gotten off to a sloooow start, nice to know I'm not alone :-). Looking forward to hearing you again this year!

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Hey there Dan! Thanks so much for your words of encouragement on @greengrassgirl and my tune “Seventeen Again” Great to work with Patty and so glad you enjoyed the tune! Many Blessings!

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Hi, Dan! So nice to see you here again! Thanks for stopping by my page and commenting on Seventeen Again, my collab with @markfulwider. It was the first time we've worked together and he made everything easy! Glad you enjoyed our song.

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@jeff9

Dan, I really appreciate you taking a listen to Come to California and your very kind words.

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Thanks so much for your comment on "I Don't Wanna Ride This Truck" -- I'm off to gargle salt water now, trying to get the voice back.

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Dan, thanks for checking out Materials and Costs. I really enjoyed your kind comments and how you pay attention to the details.

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@nadine

Thank you, I will drop you a line when "Coming Home" happens. Right now, Ash is have issues with their interface. I hope they get it fixed, if not, I'm positive that we get it done after FAWM. I still don't have a guitarist or uke player. The chords are way beyond my abilities and I hate the software sound...

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@akeli

Hi Dan, thank you for your comment! Glad you liked it and I like the label 'catchy bluesy folk'.

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@eric

D-V-C! D-V-C!

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@nadine

Thank you, Dan. You really put the essence of doom into words. I must say that this song REALLY helped me to calm down. I feel a bit better today.

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Btw...no rush but let's get something on books before the month flies by!

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Hi, Dan, I’m really looking forward to hearing what you’ll come up with this FAWM.

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@andrea

Yes, the time is here. Hope you have a great FAWM!

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Alright! Excited to hear your stuff!

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@jeff9

Hi, Dan. And Happy FAWMing.

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@sheslin

Thanks for the FAWM greeting and welcome back to you as well! Have a great FAWM.

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Hope you have a great FAWM Dan! Thanks for the welcome!

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Hooray! Happy FAWMing to you as well my funktified friend. 🎶🎸🎙️🦄🤸

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@cts

I shall heed the call, Captain Dan! Tell the stories in song. FAWMland needs it.

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Me too Dan. Glad to see you back and looking forward to hearing your music again.

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Yeah, Dan! Let's go! (And get a collab on the books.) Happy FAWM!

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Hi, Dan, Thanks for the greeting! So glad to see you here!

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Hey Dan! Happy FAWMing!

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Another year, indeed! Can't wait to hear you - you're one of my FAWM faves!

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@beacon

Yay! The bard from the Midwest is here! Looking forward to it and again let me know if I can add some vocals onto something.

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Woop! Let's GO! Or something to that effect.

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Woohoo!! 2025 FAWM here we come! I convinced Porter this morning to write a song with me this month. It should be hilarious!

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I hope I am too!!

looking forward to listening

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@nadine

Thank you! I look forward to what you cook :)

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@hbusse

A collab this time would be fun! Count me in!

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Dan the Man, here we go again!

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