Coming from Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A, this is the 4th album from Dan on Northern Sky music since 1999. This is a studio-produced album and singer songwriter Dan plays guitar and also overlays the piano, synthesizer, percussion, harmonica and whistles himself on the various tracks. All the instrumentation is tastefully done and blends Dan's song arrangements very well. Dan's lyrics fall into what I term as "very profound contemporary" songs. These often have hidden inspirations for the song to be written in the first place. Dan's music and songs have a nice, easy, at times laid back feel to them. For the most part, the songs are well crafted with good lyrics and melodies. I say this with a small reservation because maybe one or two of the tunes did remind me of something that has been done by other singers and it is easy to detect where the inspirations may have come from. If you are a fan of Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, or even Tom Paxton you will like what you hear on this album: sensitive lyrical songs with a strong country-folk feel. Dan is sensitive to the best framing for his voice; as such it is difficult to pinpoint the best song on the album because they are all different. Although recorded in the studio, the recording has a nice live feel. The odd imperfection such as a string squeak is left in, and I really do like this approach for folk music -- it's more honest -- and I think you will too.

Dan is obviously a seasoned performer with a lot of experience under his belt. This is reflected in his songs and a couple stand out as candidates to be cover songs for other singers. 'One More Turn around the Wheel,' a passing-of-the-years type song, always popular when the singer is reflecting on life. Next comes a hope-for-world-peace song in 'I Had a Dream Last Night'. At track 5 the song 'Come Round Again' deals with unrequited love(?) but it has powerful tune. I liked 'Co-operation,' an amusing song playing on the phrase "we thank you for your co-operation" when things don't go exactly as planned. The song called 'Sleeping Alone' has a strong Willie Nelson or Merle Haggard feel about. Not that it matters, maybe it's the rhythm or just the chord change, but I can just visualise either performer singing it.

To sum up this is a fine example of a seasoned experienced songwriter plying his trade with some excellent material. Add to this some nice clean positive tunes on acoustic guitar, piano and whistle, and there you have it, a well-balanced entertaining album that is not over recorded.