Dave Dersham

• Folk
• Singer/Songwriter

“Marine.” A distillation of Dave Dersham’s oeuvre, courtesy of anti-folk / improv-slam artist, James O’Brien, based in New York City. Collectively are cautionary songs of submerging archipelagos, the unfolding eco-dystopia, Samoan pigskin heroes, and the wonders of farmhouse remediation in the Pioneer Valley where Dave spent his formative years, meandered, and eventually returned, despite mediocre snowpack, relentless rain, and occasional periods of humid, smoke-infused summers – perhaps the newest of the new normals.

Dave completed his first CD, “The Burn of Summer” (2003) in Somerville, MA, engineered by Jabe Beyer, Tim Kelly, and Tom Eaton. A shrewd crew synthesized the sonic threads, earning substantial airtime on Folk Radio’s WUMB (UMASS/Boston), WERS (Emerson College), and as an emerging artist finalist at “Mountain Stage” – a nationally syndicated radio show.

“Gilding the Lilies” arrived in 2011, recorded and accompanied by the kaleidoscopically stringed Lloyd Thayer, and produced by Jared Fiske: djembe, electric/acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard. The sophomore collection was distributed internationally.

A sly humorist, cultural critic, and melancholy optimist, Dave’s long-awaited 3rd album will come out in October with 10 new songs, engineered by Andrew Atkin (13 Queen Studios) and recorded / mastered / produced by Mark Miller (Sonlab / Side Track Studio). A single drops in August, a video emerges in September, and in October, a live trio at Northampton’s Parlor Room will begin the New England tour.