The Bowen Theatre is proud to present Dan Mangan on Friday Sept 26th, Bowen Island.
NATURAL LIGHT was recorded unexpectedly over 6 magical days by four best buds in a cabin by a lake. Here, there is a returnto folk music’s classic underpinnings of political resistance. A return to writing “song songs” thatmight be played around a campfire. Mangan has experimented rigorously with his sound over the years, but resting in hisroots may be where he operates most effortlessly.There is something fitting in Mangan hitting this high watermark at this stage of his life and career. You can trace thechapters of his story in the fabric of Natural Light. You’ll find remnants of the tenacious young artist who booked tours ofEurope via Myspace in the mid 2000s. The emergent songwriter who hibernated into fatherhood just as arena-folkexploded in the early 2010s. The genre-bender who has subtly challenged his audience with each album, tracing a uniquetrajectory of confronting and eclipsing his own art.Over two decades, Mangan has managed an enviably strong creative ethic, and his integrity as both a singer andsongwriter has only strengthened with age. The big picture cohesiveness of Natural Light harkens to a pre-streaming,album-focused sensibility. Songs bleed together through focused transitions and overlapping interludes. Mangan’s lyricsact as gondolier for the journey, reassuring the listener that it’s cool to care. Dan sings for his kids, for his wife, and for asociety in existential crisis.Dan Mangan is a 2x JUNO Award-winning and 3x Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician and songwriter. He lives inVancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. For decades, Dan has brought signature wit, sonic innovation andlyrical insight to the indie/folk community, garnering him a fiercely dedicated and deeply involved audience. He has played Glastonbury & Jimmy Kimmel Live, sold out Massey Hall and scored acclaimed soundtracks for television and feature film. In 2017, he co-founded Side Door, a community marketplace platform for the arts that seeks to democratize and decentralize the entertainment industry by connecting artists with alternative venue spaces.
Venue: The Bowen Theatre
Tickets $60
Doors Open 6.45PM / Show 7.30PM
Limit 4 tickets per person.
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
Bowen Residents - please use the code ARTSONBOWEN! for early access.
ABOUT DAN MANGAN:
Dan Mangan is a 2x JUNO Award-winning and 3x Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician and songwriter. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. For decades, Dan has brought signature wit, sonic innovation and lyrical insight to the indie/folk community, garnering him a fiercely dedicated and deeply involved audience. He has played Glastonbury & Jimmy Kimmel Live, sold out Massey Hall and scored acclaimed soundtracks for television and feature film. In 2017, he co-founded Side Door, a community marketplace platform for the arts that seeks to democratize and decentralize the entertainment industry by connecting artists with alternative venue spaces.
Learn More at https://danmanganmusic.com