1/08/2010
- The Latest....
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Just announced!! Don and Larry will be appearing w/ America in concert at the Birchmere in Alexandria Friday April 30, 2010 7:30pm! $69.50 / person. Come on out and enjoy the evening with us! We'll have the new CD on sale there in the Birchmere gift shop...
Our new CD "Guitars & Vocals" is finally available at iTunes, CD Baby and DigStation!! ..... a big thanks from Larry and I for all the support! The CD release party at Dry Mill Winery was awesome!!
As many of you already know, a big part of my career is working with Native businesses in the federal contracting space. I have recently accepted a very special expert appointment as Senior Advisor on Native American Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce. For those of you in the DC area, you may see me a bit more often in Capitol Hill part of town. I am honored to be asked by Secretary Gary Locke to fill this position and thank my dear friends Kay Bills (Osage Tribe) and Prof Len Greenhalgh (Tuck School of Business / Dartmouth) for the support and encouragement ushering me into this role!
Due to my new responsibilities and travel, I have intentionally taken a hiatus from regular gigs and will keep my performances to primarily local Loudoun County venues and regional concerts.
My return to my favorite local concert stage Acoustic on the Green in downtown Leesburg this past Saturday June 27th was a smashing success. My sincerest thanks for AotG organizer Stilson Greene for having me there. Stilson says I'll be back again next season, so that already makes my 2010 summer perfect!
I have some excellent new gigs at Lightfoot and Dry Mill Winery in Leesburg. Just love playing the local stuff out here in God's country!
Larry Burnett of Firefall and I performed at the Shenendoah Coffeehouse Series back on Saturday evening October 11, 2008! Most of the music was from our upcoming CD tentatively entitled "Guitars & Vocals" as well as a couple of Firefall tunes sprinkled in. You can check out some of the performance on YouTube. Just go to this link: Larry Burnett with Don Chapman Live at Shenandoah Coffeehouse 10/11/08
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Don is proud to play / endorse Santa Cruz Guitars!!!
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New
Gear:
My good friends at Port City Guitars and the Santa Cruz Guitar Company have just provided me with a beautiful Santa Cruz DH model. A very special thanks to my life-long friend Ken Garm who made this all possible! What an honor to be playing a Santa Cruz! The DH (dreadnought / herringbone) is a replica of the pre-war Martin D28 Herringbone and is a total beast.... including an Adirondack Spruce custom top! Thanks KG & SCGC!!!
Also recently
added a beautiful new Martin
D-41 to the collection ....
just in time for the sessions with Larry! My thanks
to Rick at Melodee
Music in Leesburg for the excellent
deal and service!
Love
my new Breedlove
AJ250 / SF-12, Plus from Port
City Guitars!! Thanks
a million, Ken!!
Jim's
Guitars in Catonsville,
MD just hooked me up with several
new axes including a new PRS Standard 24 (sea foam blue)
as well as a beautiful honey burst '02 Gibson
Les Paul Standard! What a couple of beauts!!
This is the same place I picked up the Gretsch &
Tele! Excellent gear from excellent guys! My thanks
to Jim & Pat at Jim's Guitars!
I've
also picked up a '91 Gretsch
G6118T Double Anniversary electric w/ Bigsby
(Cadillac Green) to go along with my Rickenbacker
360-12... the real Beatles / Byrds / Tom
Petty / Pretenders jangle-rock 12 string electric!
Both sound absolutely wonderful through my new VOX
AD60VT amp w/ controller floorboard! Also
got from Jim a excellent '91 Fender Tele
Standard that's the real deal ...a
fire-engine red twang & rock monster.
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Thanks
for visiting & hope to see you all out there soon.
Be sure to say "Howdy" to me & the band
when you do come out!!!
Mundu
Wigo! (The Creator is good!)
Don
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