New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Legendary singer songwriter Dean Friedman returns to the UK for an extensive tour promoting his 2 CD collection spanning his illustrious career �Words & Music� and his funny, informative, thoroughly practical and easy to follow course on how to write your own songs.
Dean Friedman first marked his entry into pop consciousness with the Top 20 chart success of his infectious hit single, Ariel, a quirkily irresistible and un-categorical pop song about a free spirited, pot-smoking, vegetarian Jewish girl in a peasant blouse who lived, as the lyric goes, "...way on the other side of the Hudson".
Friedman scored again with the release of his follow up album, �Well, Well,� Said the Rocking Chair�, and the now classic hit single, Lucky Stars. This magical duet, performed with singer, Denise Marsa, zoomed to the top of the UK singles charts, going instantly gold. Lucky Stars paved the way for a slew of Friedman hits, including familiar radio staples such as Lydia, Rocking Chair, McDonald�s Girl and Woman of Mine.
Friedman�s consummate songwriting and performing, have earned him a loyal international following, devoted to the sophisticated, funny and profound work of a master songsmith.
"Songsmith Extraordinaire!" -
Music Week
"An Amazing Talent" - The Sun
Friedman composes and produces music soundtracks for TV and film, including five seasons of Central TV's hit series BOON and the soundtrack to the underground cult horror film classic I Bought A Vampire
Motorcycle [Hobo Films/U.K.]. Other credits include Nickelodeon, NBC, BBC and FUJI TV.
Despite Friedman's apparent absence from the popular music scene, evidence that his name and music have made a lasting impact on pop music can be found repeatedly in popular media: The British band Half Man Half Biscuit released a best selling EP containing the oddly titled, The Bastard Son of Dean Friedman. (Dean emphatically denies this claim.) Friedman extracts his revenge on his CD, Submarine Races with his song, A Baker's Tale, the hitherto untold story of Nigel Blackwell's dubious origins. With his influence evident in the music of contemporary bands like Barenaked Ladies, the Blenders and
Ben Folds Five, Friedman states, �It�s nice to see my music has made an impact on a new generation of artists.�
Friedman also produced and presented BBC
Radio Scotland�s acclaimed radio series, �Real American Folk�, which has featured American Folk icons such as Christine Lavin,
David Bromberg,
John Prine and Steve Forbert.
Friedman, 60, makes his home in Peekskill, NY where he lives with his wife and Lola, the smallest dog in the world.
2016 UK TOUR DATES
May 27th Brighton Fringe Sweet St Andrews
May 28th Brighton Fringe Sweet St Andrews
May 29th Bilsington (nr Romney Marsh) The White Horse
June 2nd London The Pheasantry [Pizza Express]
June 3rd London The Pheasantry [Pizza Express]
June 9th Darwen, Darwen Library Theatre
June 10th Nottingham Poppy and Pint
June 11th Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Art Gallery
June 12th St Albans The Trestle
June 17th Maidstone
Pizza Express - Maidstone
June 18th Halesworth The Cut
June 21st Henley-on-Thames The Crooked Billet
June 22nd Henley-on-Thames The Crooked Billet
June 24th Stratford-upon-Avon No. 1 Shakespeare Street
July 22nd York The Great Yorkshire Fringe / The Turn Pot
July 23rd York The Great Yorkshire Fringe / The Turn Pot
August 6th Glasgow Websters Theatre
August 10th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 11th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 12th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 13th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 14th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 16th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel One Day Only! Dean Friedman's 'Songwriting Masterclass'
August 17th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 18th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 19th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 20th Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
August 21st Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sweet (Grassmarket) / Apex International Hotel Dean Friedman - Story Songs
September 16th Belfast Crumlin Road Gaol
September 17th Dublin Arthur's Pub
September 23rd Bath The Mission Theatre
September 24th Reading Shinfield
Players Theatre
September 25th Bromsgrove Artrix
September 28th Paignton, Torbay Palace Theatre - Paington
September 29th Corfe Castle Kingston Country
September 30th Havant
Spring Arts & Heritage Centre
October 4th Cardiff The
October 6th Otley Korks
October 8th Liverpool Capstone Theatre
