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I'm excited to be performing two shows with my good friend and masterful songwriter Rupert Wates (www.rupertwatesmusic.com). Rupert is touring to support his fantastic new album The Rank Outsiders Ball. I'm also really looking…

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In advance of building my upcoming tour around the country later this year, I'd like to ask for a few minutes of help. On each page of my site, you'll see a share bar that makes it…

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Unfortunately, the area along Highway 9 in Black Mountain, where The Straightaway Cafe is, received quite a bit of snow last night (as evidenced in the photos below). As a result, my performance there this evening (Friday…

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Aside from a few impromptu performances here and there, I haven't played in WNC in a while, and I'm performing at Straightaway Café in Black Mountain, NC this Friday, March 7, 6-9pm. Hope you can come out…

This note came to me today from my Canadian friend, client and fellow singer-songwriter Larry Pegg, who lost his daughter to suicide and is devoting his music to raising funds for youth suicide prevention and mental health resources via www.thehockeyproject.ca…

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My friend and client Larry Pegg in Ottawa, CA, lost his daughter to suicide, and he's channeled his grief to inspiration with his music. He recently entered his song "We Love Hockey" to the CBC's Hockey Night…

I perform this Wednesday, November 6, 7-10pm at The Red Stag Grill in the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore. I particulary enjoy doing this show, as they have a great grand piano and a very interesting environment. If you're in…

Hi, Friends – Few announcements: new shows announced, a new lyric soon-to-be-a-song, and a free download of my audio/eBook Billy Ray's Chevrolet – if you'd like the free download, or free downloads of any of my other recordings, just shoot…

Hand Power
By Dave Turner

Looking down at my hands,
I know they're attached to a man
who could take a gun
and grip it with these fingers
that have mostly tickled ivory.

All it would take is one moment…

Here's a late entry to my show calendar. Really looking forward to performing improv piano behind my friend, poet Chuck Oliver, this Sunday afternoon at 3pm in 5 Walnut's gallery in downtown Asheville. This is part of a public reading…

Hi, Friends – Back at The Red Stag/Grand Bohemian Hotel Thursday, October 17. Piano-vocal solo. As most know, I perform primarily my own compositions. But is there a favorite cover song you'd like me to learn and play for you…

Tonight from 7-10pm, I'll be performing piano-vocal solo again at The Red Stag Grill at beautiful Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore village. Had a great time last week with some kind people gathering 'round the grand piano and really making…