DW Drouillard | |
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 At the Apple Valley Family Folk Festival, 1992. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Wilson Drullard |
| Born | March 23, 1950 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Genres | Folk, British folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, Mandolin, Harmonica |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | Red Jacket Music |
| Website | signtalkermusic |
DW Drouillard (born March 23, 1950, in Buffalo, New York) is an American vocalist, songwriter and musician.
DW Drouillard (birth name, David Wilson Drullard) was introduced at an early age to the songs of Woody Guthrie, Huddie Ledbetter, The Weavers, and the work of John Jacob Niles by his mother, Elizabeth Harriet Wilson, a music educator and 1943 graduate of Case Western Reserve University. He entered Trinity Church Choir in 1959, transitioning to St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo) Choir [1] in 1962 where he trained as a countertenor in the tradition of Alfred Deller.
Drouillard attended University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio and graduated with a degree in English Literature. As a student he was active in the school's madrigal group, the college choir, and was a founding member of the folk group Main Street, Mom, and Apple Pie.
Upon graduation, Drouillard began his music career knocking about the coffeehouses of Spicertown, [2] Akron, Ohio; Allentown, Buffalo, New York; and Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario. He made his first appearance on the venerable WMMS [3] Coffeebreak Concert Series in Cleveland, Ohio, December 6, 1972. Drouillard relocated to New Haven, CT in the fall of 1974 as a featured artist for the historic New York Longchamps Restaurant Group. [4] In addition to his regular schedule, he played opening sets for Toots and the Maytals and Pure Prairie League. In 1977, Drouillard joined the country-rock band, Yankee, and wrote "Green Eyes Crying in the Rain", which was included on the WHCN Homegrown compilation album. [5]
Beginning in 1981, Drouillard stayed closer to home where he performed at local venues and opened for touring artists including Peter Ostroushko, Connie Kaldor, and Jorma Kaukonen. In 1992 he appeared on the WWUH Folk Next Door I [6] [7] live concert album and that summer directed the first of three Apple Valley Family Folk Festivals (1992, 1993, 1994). [8] [9] In 1995, Drouillard performed on the WWUH Folk Next Door IV [10] album and released a retrospective recording of original material, Plainsongs, [11] [12] introducing DWDrouilllard and The Great Buffalo Band. Artists appearing on the album include Darren Wallace formerly of the band Filé, Ken Karpowicz of the Zydeco Zombies, Mark Mercier of the band Max Creek, Phil Rosenthal formerly of the Seldom Scene, Todd Cook, and Matthew Chirsky. Also in 1995, Drouillard appeared on the Euphonious Mode, Acoustic and beyond..., Volume 2 CD-ROM produced by Harvee Riggs. [13] Dave's 1996 performance schedule included a return to Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY for the 7th Annual Folk-A-Thon and an appearance at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA.
Drouillard continues to write and perform, dividing his time between Southern New England and the Niagara Region of Ontario. Dave has performed at the regional 2010 East Rock West Rock Music Festival [14] in New Haven (The Space venue), and the 92nd Annual Durham Fair.
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