The Chunk of Funk
Danny has been all over Canada. He has played with some big names and small. He often has a story to tell about his times with Big John Little. John is from St.John, New Brunswick. Danny met him while in rehabilitation at a very young age. Big John is given a lot of the credit for Danny's professional start in life as a musician. Big John taught Danny how to be a pro on stage and how to play on the spot as well as many other musical and life lessons.
Danny has also played with Amos Garrett, Bill Dowey, Carson Downey, The late Rick Jeffery, Dutch Mason and many more.
Danny has had an influence on some of Yarmouth's finest over the years. Tim D'eon of Wintersleep was an original band member of one of Danny's first bands "Chunk of Funk". Danny led his young brother, Michael and his friendTimmy at the young age of 14 to the stage. With Michael on drums and Timmy on bass, they became the hot act in Yarmouth. Danny would hire some of the music students from the local school for a horn section and top his show off by adding some off the wall entrance to the stage... and the rest is history. Danny also partnered up with Billy Bullerwell and Pete Keech now members of Phlegethon for some musical ventures..or so I'm told. :-)
Danny is the proud father of four beautiful boys who reside with their mother but live in his heart. They are his babies and he has been seen on stage with one or two of them on his shoulders while he plays his telecaster.
Although well known for his guitar ability, Danny is no slouch. He is quite the bass player. He claims a large part of his stage experience came from playing bass. He loves the drums and has recently added a set of Vic Firth S Series Sonar drums to the family. He can strike a few notes on the piano as well, so he can come in handy on a lot of musical venues.
Pictured below is Danny at the Rodd Grand, where he played with Jazzotica (local Jazz band). Picture belongs to Sandy Bain, a local business man and a pretty salty bongo player.
