Dana Lyons

Dana Lyons
Born	Kingston, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician, author

Dana Lyons is an American folk and alternative rock musician, who wrote and performed the 1996 comedic folk song "Cows With Guns". ^[1]

Life

His environmentalist song "Our State Is a Dumpsite", ^[2] became the subject of a proposal in the Washington legislature during the 1980s to be made the official state song. ^[3] He went on to perform music for the environmental group Earth First!. ^[4]

Lyons is the author of the children's book The Tree (2002). Jane Goodall penned the foreword and David Danioth provided the illustrations. As of 2014 ^[update] , Lyons lived in Bellingham, Washington. ^{[5] [6]}

Discography

• Cows with Guns (1997) – No. 32 album Australia ^[7]

Bibliography

• Cows with Guns illustrated by Jeff Sinclair, 1998 ISBN   978-0-670-87890-1
• The Tree illustrated by David Danioth, 2002 ISBN   978-0-9701907-3-4

References

1. Bonino, Rick (March 13, 1989). "Rules, reality don't coincide at City Hall". Spokesman-Review . p. A8. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
2. Young-Metzler, Melissa (October 24, 1986). "Traveling brothers push anti-nuke measure". Ellensburg Daily Record.
3. Dillon, Cathy (February 14, 1986). "Nuclear waste concerns singer". Tri City Herald.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. 3CR; McIntyre, Iain (2019-04-01). "Treesits, lock-ons and barricades: Environmental blockading in the 1980s". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
5. Entry, A. Calendar. "House Concert with Dana Lyons". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
6. "SOLD OUT! Chuckanut Radio Hour with Bill McKibben, 'Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist', and musical guest Dana Lyons". Village Books: Building Community One Book at a Time. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
7. "Discography Dana Lyons". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

External links

• Official website