Bio

JOHN DANAHER

John Danaher was born in Chestnut Hill, Pa and was raised in Cramer Hill, Nj,
Warminster, Levittown, Newtown and New Hope, Pa.
John's musical influences started early with family members who were Philadelphia Mummers as well as writers and publishers.
His grandfather Harold Ford was a piano player & arranger for big band artist Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
while his mother wrote and published music mostly for the Catholic Mass.

John is an award winning singer songwriter who has toured with
Grover Washington Jr., Jefferson Airplane, Huey Lewis, Graham Parker & Renaissance.
John has worked with The Greatful Dead, Poco, Pure Prairie League, BB King, Carlos Santana among others.
He has shared the stage with Jimmy Webb, Arlo Guthrie,
Bela Fleck, Derek Trucks & Kate Taylor
to name a few…..

The Documentary Film “Embraceable You”, features the song “Give it Time” earning John “ Best Rock Song for a Documentary Film”
by the Garden State Film Festival 2010.

John is current Executive Director for the Lambertville * New Hope Winter Festival & serves as Producer for the Winter Festival Concert.
He has Co-Headlined/Special Guest for the concert with The QuietMen & Walking Flukes.
John also Co-founded “Random Acts of Volunteerism” which is a group of volunteers working on improvement projects
in and around the New Hope area.

In addition to producing fundraisers and nonprofit projects,
John continues writing and performing with The QuietMen and Walking Flukes,
teaching, music production and recording.
He is currently working on an album and tour of Europe & the USA.