Dan Levenson

TEACHER ~ AUTHOR ~ PERFORMER

Dan Levenson is well-known among old-time music fans for his performances, recording, and his instructional material for clawhammer banjo and old-time fiddle. An Appalachian native, Dan makes his home in Tucson, Arizona.

Dan founded the renowned old-time string band The Boiled Buzzards. He now tours, teaches and performs solo at concerts and festivals or at dances with his current band, the Cat Mountain Rounders.


Dan Levenson photo (above) by Steven Meckler

Dan’s Blog

  • Traveling East starts in May! (3/10/2024)

    Yes, it is getting to be the the time of year when I hook up the Airstream and travel to visit family, friends and do gigs in the Eastern US. My first stop (as of this time) will be in Frankfort, KY to meet up with Son Jon and do some bourbon hunting! I leave Tuscon on or about May 13 and plan to be in Frankfort, KY by the 19th.

    I am working on getting the schedule up and will continue to update them as they develop, but I am always interested in adding event as I go. SO let me know if you are interested in having me for a concert or workshop OR even for a lesson as I come by.

    As a rough outline look forward to me coming to these areas!

    Trip Outline – Spring/summer 2024

    May 13 – Leave Tucson for the trip

    May 19-23 – Frankfort, KY with Jon. Elkhorn Creek RV park

    May 23 – Head to Portsmouth, VA

    May 24-30 – Portsmouth, VA – with family

    May 30 – June 8 – York, PA

                June 1 – gig with Ryck and Peggy

                June 5 – Baltimore contra dance with Ryck and Peggy

                June 8 – Attending a small semi-private event.

    June 9 – 15

                DC Columbia area

                June 9 – Glen Echo Family Dance: Dan Levenson and the Gina-tones

                June 10 – 13 –Visiting friends in Columbia, MD

                June 13 – 15 – Lovettesville, VA

                June 14 – Glen Echo Dance: Dan Levenson and the Gina-tones

                June 15 – New Market Winery gig with Gina

    June 15 eve – Back to York, PA

    June 18 – 23 – Cuch and Sue’s Casa de Old-Time – Berkley Springs, WV for jams, tunes, visits and good times with friends. (House concert, lessons, party anyone?)

    June 23-30 – Pittsburgh, PA for family and friends (Open for gigs! House concert or workshop anyone?)

    June 29 or 30 – July 8 – Back to Berkley Springs for more of the above!

    July 8/9  – Drive up to Evart, MI

    July 9 – 12 Evart, MI

    July 12 – Drive to Dodgeville, WI for workshop

    July 13 – White Oak Savanna workshop

    July 14 – Drive back to Evart, MI

    July 16 and 17 – Fiddle and Clawhammer banjo workshops at Evart, MI

                July 18-22 – Evart Funfest festival

    July 23 – Harbor Springs, MI

    The Rhubarbary House Concerts

    July 25 – Head south towards Knoxville.

    July 31 – Knoxville, TN – Blue Plate Special with Bob Carlin

    August 3 – Mountain View, AR Judging Fiddle and Banjo contest and 1 hr. evening stage set with Bob Carlin

    The rest of August is still a question mark.

    September 4 – 8 – Portsmouth, VA for a family event Sept 6. Could be available for a house concert and/or workshop.

    September 9 – 15 – Some open dates for a concert and/or workshop on route from Portsmouth, VA – Florida.

                Sept 13 – 15 – Stephen Foster Old-Time Music Weekend (hard tentative at present)

    11016 Lillian Saunders Drive (Park), White Springs, Florida 32096

    September 16 – Head for Tucson, AZ via I-10. Concert or workshop opportunities on the way folks?

    September 22 – Tentative arrival back in Tucson.

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