Wednesday, november 16, 1977
daily nebraskan
page 13
Local
musician trying to
By Casey McCabe
For a musician, selling one's talents can
prove to be a difficult task. Even for some
body with such a diverse background as
Dan Newton, whose musical exploits have
led him everywhere from rock to Irish folk
S0INewton and fellow musician Bill Hanlon
have played together for about a year,
experimenting in folk and jazz sounds, as
well as traditional English and Irish music,
show tunes, be-bop and their own style of
progressive jazz with an eastern influence.
But after so much experimenting, they
now are trying to find a home for their
music, and hope to do so by recording a set
of demonstration tapes at Lincoln's
Century Studios.
"We've found most places are only in
terested in music you can dance to," New
ton said. "We'll take our tapes to clubs and
bars and use it as a reference. We'd like to
do private parties as well. Right now we're
working up a program of songs, one set
for auditions, one for possible recording.
The people who've heard us like the music.
It's just a matter of exposure."
Folk competition rare
Newton said competition in such veins
as Irish folk music is rare, but that it has
possibilities for catching on. The Lincoln
based Earthworks group was the first he
saw perform such a style, he said.
find 'Home' for his style
"The traditional English and Irish stuff
is fun to do. There is a lot of improvisa
tion in it," Newton said. "It's very tight.
People like it because actually it is similar
to bluegrass music. The style's the same as
our ancestors' and has been handed down
over the years."
His introduction to Irish music came
through a chain of interesting- events. He
said he was intrigued bythe music in the
movie Brother Sun and Sister Moon. While
looking for the soundtrack, he ran across
some Renaissance music, which led him :
into the Irish folk music of the same
period, he said. Its style clicked with him,
and his interest in it hopefully will lead
him to a trip to Ireland this spring, he said.
Newton plays piano and guitar, while
Hanlon's efforts are on flute, percussion,
and piano. The piano-flute combination
has proven effective for their jazz pieces,
with the piano playing the chord progres
sions, and the flute providing the
harmonies. Newton has picked up on some
of the native Irish instruments and they
have developed duets for flute and tin
whistle in the traditional style.
Start in high school
. A 1974 Lincoln East High School grad
uate, Newton first started music by bang
ing away on his parent's piano. Typically
he got his start in boogie and rock bands
in high school, then began taking theory
Although meetings now open,
task force closed to debate
Although the task force to study stud
dent fees has opened its meetings, commit
tee members are working toward a dead
line and will not be receptive to debate
from the floor, said the committee's chair
man.
The committee opened its meeting last
week at the University of Nebraska at
Omaha by a committee vote, said chairman
HansBrisch.
Although the task force believes that as
a presidential committee they are not sub
ject to the Nebraska Open Meetings law
(LB325-1975), Brisch said there was a
general consensus to open the rest of the
meetings after the closed meeting two
weeks ago in which they were challenged
by the Daily Nebraskan.
Brisch said the committee was not meet
ing to listen to debate about the alternative
fee systems, but to work on those altern
atives. He added that the task force is progress
ing a little more slowly than he had hoped
but he is still pushing to meet the Dec. 15
deadline.
The task force plans to submit its report
on student fee structure and alternatives to
that structure to NU President Ronald
Roskensby Dec. 15.
Brisch explained that because of .the
"sensitivities involved with the lees issue"
he wanted to take enough time to do the
best job on the study.
Although he is not planning to ask for
an extension on the deadline right now,
Brisch said he will probably know if an ex
tension is needed by the beginning of
December.
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other instruments from friends.
"There were times when I would do
nothing but play. My taste began to change
from pop, to folk and jazz," he said. "I
never thought of making music my living
until last year, when I felt I had a big
enough repertoire. Bill's the only person
I've performed in public with. He helped
me to improvise and learn off others' music,
and he introduced me to" jazz style."
Newton has performed at the Palms
Cafe, been part of the Zoo's acoustical
jams and Open Stage at the Gaslight. He
has played at private parties, and may have
his own program of traditional folk music
on Sunrise Communications radio.
"We've found it hard to get started, but
once we get places to play, people will
like us," he said. "Our response at places
has been- good, maybe because it's
different. Jazz and folk music came from
the people. They were first establishing
themselves and the music was emotional
and heartfelt. It was their only entertain
ment. While jazz has such a wide range, it
can incorporate anything.
"It's tougher playing our type of
music," Newton said. "It takes a longer
time to get a break. But it's worth the self
respect and integrity to play what you
want, and to expose people to their cul
tural heritage, as well as being part of it
yourself."
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