"I Can Face the Truth is an unmitigated triumph" Lee Zimmerman - American Songwriter Magazine
"He leaves us thinking, as only the best songwriters do." Jim Hynes - Glide Magazine
"Dana Cooper is an Americana treasure..."
Rock is the New Roll - Five Cool Ones
"A writer who knows his form inside out."
Andrew Dansby - Houston Chronicle
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"He sings like an angel and plays like the devil." Frank Goodman
UPCOMING SHOWS
22 March 2024
The Richard Eeds show
KTRC 1260/103.7 Talk Radio
Santa Fe NM
1:30 PM
22 March 2024
24 March 2024
30 March 2024
Society Hall
400 Ross Ave.
Alamosa CO 81101
With the Mitguards
Ticket Link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/societyhall/1154997
1 Apr 2024
3 April 2024
Off Broadway Series
Rock Springs, WY
​https://www.broadwayrs.com/2024/04/03/182420/dana-cooper-in-concert/
5 Apr 2024
KRFC
Fort Collins CO
Pan Galactic Poudre Picnic with Charlie Snider
2-3 PM
5 April 2024
Swallow Hill Music
Denver CO
With Liz Barnez
8 PM
https://swallowhillmusic.org/event/dana-cooper-and-liz-barnez/
6 April
2024
10 April 2024
Songwriters Workshop
Presented by The Florence Arts Council
Bell Tower Cultural Center/Florence Arts Council
201 east 2nd Street
Florence CO 81226
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Cost: $20
719-784-2038
Sign up at the Bell Tower to reserve your spot.
13 Apr 2024
House Concert Presented by Paths of Heart
Fort Collins CO
Doors 6:30 - Show 7 PM
Venmo Link to Purchase Tickets
https://account.venmo.com/u/PathsofHeart
For More Info RSVP colleencrosson@gmail.com
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14 Apr 2024
KAFM
The Radio Room
Doors 6:30 PM - Show 7 PM
1310 Ute Avenue
Grand Junction CO 81501
970-241-8801
16 April
2024
17 Apr 2024
Evenings of Engagement
The Vail Public Library
292 West Meadow Drive
Vail CO 81657
20 Apr 2024
27 Apr 2024
Indoor Acoustic Music from Central Florida Folk
Winter Park Library
1052 W. Morse Blvd.
Winter Park FL 32789
(407) 623-3300
2 PM Concert
28 April 2024
Troll Music
628 East Venice Ave
Venice FL 34285
7-9 PM
2 May 2024
Calamity House Concerts
Brandenton FL
4 PM Show
RSVP https://my.listeningroomnetwork.com/event-fsnyder20240504
4 May 2024
5 May 2024
Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore Bistro
1430 Park Avenue
Fernandina Beach FL 32034
3-5 PM
https://storyandsongarts.org/event/an-afternoon-of-story-song-with-dana-cooper/
16 May 2024
Susanna's Kitchen
1200 County Road 1492
Wimberley Texas 78676
17 May 2024
The Ghost of Tucumcari Album Release Show
The Continental Gallery
1313 South Congress Avenue
Austin TX
The Ghost of Tucumcari Album Release Show
Church at Waring
8 Manning St.
Waring TX 78074
18 May 2024
19 May 2024
Cowboy Surfer
827 Frostwood Drive
Houston, TX
77024
24 May 2024
Dosey Doe Breakfast, BBQ & Whiskey Bar​​​​
2626 Research Forest Drive B
The Woodlands TX 77381
CD Release Show
Endorsed by Ryan Bingham's Bourbon
8 PM
Doors 6:30 PM
https://www.doseydoetickets.com/shows/2869
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The Ghost of Tucumcari Album Release Show
Featuring Libby Koch & Shake Russell
Rockport TX
More Info Soon
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23 May 2024
25 May 2024
The Ghost of Tucumcari Album Release Show
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe
413 20th Street
Galveston TX 77550
Doors 8 - Show 8:30 PM
26 May 2024
31 May 2024
The Ghost of Tucumcari Album Release Show
Poor David's Pub
1313 Botham Jean Boulevard
Dallas TX 75215
1 June 2024
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
#1 Lou Finney Lane
Greenville TX 75401
9 June 2024
12 June 2024
Guilty Pleasures
Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center
Cedaredge CO
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22 June 2024
Happy Hen Barn Concerts
Yakima WA
With Michael O'Conner
More Info to Come
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23 June 2024
House Concert
Bellingham WA
More Details Soon
25 June 2024
Rainshadow Recording
Palindrome Hall
Port Townsend WA
7:30 PM
26 June
2024
McMenamins Anderson School
18607 Bothell Way
Bothell WA 98011
27 June 2024
McMenamins Grand Lodge
3505 Pacific Ave
Forest Grove OR 97116
29 June 2024
McMenamins Edgefield Winery & Tasting Room
2126 SW Halsey St
Troutdale OR 97060
30 June 2024
House Concert
Oregon City OR
19 July 2024
The Listening Booth
35000 Midway Outlet Drive
Suite 218
Rehoboth Beach DE
21 July 2024
77 West Main Street
Macedon NY 14502
24 July 2024
28 July 2024
The Stomping Ground
132 Main St.
Putnam CT 06260
1-4 PM
(860) 928-7900
https://the-stomping-ground.com/
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One Broadway Collective
Performers on Performing
468 Essex Street
Lawrence MA 01840
31 July 2024
3 Aug 2024
Burlington County Amphitheater
Opening for Haley Mae Campbell
49 Rancocas Road
Mount Holly NJ 08060
15 Aug 2024
Sheahan House Concert
Southfield MI
22 Aug 2024
Manor Mill
3733 Old Columbia Pike
Ellicott City MD 21043
With Tony Denikos
7 PM
24 Aug 2024
Flying Cat Music at Phoenicia United Methodist Church
29 Church Street
Phoenicia NY 12464
28 Aug 2024
30 Aug 2024
21 Sept 2024
McDowell House Concert
Las Cruces NM
26 Sept 2024
Live Concert Series
Grants Pass Museum of Art
229 SW G STREEET
Grants Pass, OR
12-21 Oct 2024
Inishfree Irish Music Tour
1 Nov 2024
3rd Street Coffeehouse
305 Mountain Avenue SW
Roanoke VA
3 Nov 2024
Sunroom Songwriter Concert Series
Dover DE
9 Nov 2024
Stage 33 Live
33 Bridge St
Bellows Falls VT 05101
With Cameron Sutphin
7 PM
https://stage33live.com/2024/11/dana-cooper-with-cameron-sutphin/
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10 Nov 2024
Past Shows
2022
Feb 9, Bluebird Cafe, Nashville TN
Feb 17, House Concert, Hendersonville TN
Feb 20, Lonesome Rose, San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, Cactus Cafe, Austin TX
Feb 25, American Legion, Mansfield TX
Feb 26, In the Living Room, Waxahachie TX
Feb 27, Private Show, Temple TX
March 4, Anderson Fair, Houston TX
March 6, Red Bird Listening Room, New Braunfels TX
March 10, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth TX
March 12, Music at the Mansion, Kerrville TX
March 13, Soma Ranch, Montgomery TX
March 17, Bluebird Cafe, Nashville TN
March 27, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake MI
April 6, NUNU Arts and Culture Center, Baton Rouge LA
April 8, Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Galveston TX
April 9, Austin Acoustical Cafe, Austin, TX
April 10, Cowboy Surfer, Houston TX
April 13, Whiskey Bar, Spring TX
April 15, Pecan Grove, Fredericksburg TX
May 5, 5 Spot, Nashville TN
May 11, Bluebird Cafe, Nashville TN
May 13, Private House Concert, St. Louis MO
May 19, Avogadro's Number, Fort Collins CO
May 20, Society Hall, Alamosa CO
May 21, Healthy Rhythm Gallery, Montrose CO
May 26, Gilman House Concert, Albuquerque NM
May 28, Private House Concert, Santa Fe NM
June 9, Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville TX
June 16, Martha Bassett Show, Elkin NC
June 18, Edith Mays Paradise House Concert, Jessup MD
June 19, Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington DC
June 23, New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt MD
June 24, Jamey's House of Music, Landsdowne PA
June 25, Unity by the Bay, Annapolis MD
June 29, Center for the Arts at the Armory, Sommerville MA
July 1, Troubadour Folk Project, Morristown NJ
July 8, House Concert, Sisters OR
July 9, House Concert, West Linn OR
July 10, Tigardville Station, Tigard OR
July 14, Rainshadow Recording Presents, Port Townsend WA
July 15, Havilah's House Concert, Bellingham WA
July 17, The Listening Room, Spokane WA
July 18, House Concert, Missoula MT
July 19, Jimmy's Roadhouse, Red Lodge MT
July 21, Matt Fockler's Listening Room, Montrose SD
July 23, Wilson Farm and Orchard, Iowa City IA
July 24, Folk House, Omaha NE
July 27, House Concert, Chicago IL
July 28, Sampson House Concert, Pine Island MN
July 29, 318 Cafe, Excelsior MN
July 31, Knight Road House Concerts, Ann Arbor MI
Aug 4, WUWF RadioLive, Pensacola FL
Aug 6, ACMA, Fort Meyers FL
Aug 13, Blue Door, Oklahoma City OK
Aug 18, David Zink Fundraiser, Chico CA
Aug 20, Woodpecker Hill Summer Concert Soiree, Mt. Aukum CA
Aug 21, The Lost Church, Santa Rosa CA
Aug 24, Wine and Song, South Pasadena CA
Aug 25, Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena CA
Aug 26, San Diego Folk Heritage Presents, San Diego CA
Aug 27, Ramona Ranch Winery, Ramona CA
Aug 28, Santa Monica House Concert, Santa Monica CA
Sept 3, Fox Fire Farms, Ignacio CO
Sept 7, Sunset Concert Series, Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe NM
Sept 9, High Plains Public Radio, Chalice Abbey, Amarillo TX
Sept 10, SSC Coffeehouse, Albuquerque NM
Sept 25, Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville AR
Sept 27, Live at the Library, Olathe Public Library, Olathe KS
Oct 6, The Tin Pan, Richmond VA
Oct 7 House Concert, Annapolis MD
Oct 8, Deer Creek Coffeehouse, Darlington MD
Oct 9, Sunroom Songwriter Series, Dover DE
Oct 10, "Legacy" with Peter Kernast, WTSR FM, College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ
Oct 11, The Saint, Asbury Park NJ
Oct 12, Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY
Oct 13, Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem PA
Oct 14, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs NY
Oct 17, Itzall Goode Concert Series, Annapolis MD
Oct 18, Music My Mother Would Not Like, ZOOM Concert
Oct 19, Common House Social Club, Charlottesville VA
Oct 21, Bower Center for the Arts, Bedford VA
Oct 22, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain NC
Nov 3-6, Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, Harbor Springs MI
Nov 11, Cactus Cafe, Austin TX
Nov 12, Galveston Folk Family Concerts, Galveston TX
Nov 13, Cowboy Surfer, Houston TX
Nov 16, Crescent Moon Cafe, Houston TX
Nov 18, The Bugle Boy, La Grange TX
Nov 19, Rear Window Listening Room, Ganado TX
Nov 20, Camp Street Cafe, Crockett TX
Nov 25, Evening Muse, Charlotte NC
Nov 27, Lee Zimmerman's Songs and Stories, Maryville TN
Dec 2, Music Makers Stage at Delgado's Guitars, Nashville TN
Dec 8, Crescent Moon Coffee Bar & Cafe, Houston TX
Dec 10, Texas Music Cafe, Waco TX
Dec 11, Epicure Cafe, Houston TX
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Jan 11, Common House, Chattanooga TN
Jan 13, 14, 15, 30a Songwriters Festival, Miramar Beach FL
Jan 18, Lillian Alabama Community Club, Lillian AL
Jan 22, Our Kind of Folk House Concert, Seminole FL
Feb 7, Page & Pallette, Fairhope AL
Feb 10, Above Mosaic House Concert, Smithville TX
Feb 11, Houston Folklore/Music Society Presents Second Saturday Concert, Houston TX
Feb 14, The Guy Clark Songwriters Series Valentine's Concert, Fulton TX
Feb 18, The 5 Spot, Nashville TN
Feb 24, Acoustic Cellar's Lodge, Cornville AZ
Feb 26, Fiddler's Dream, Phoenix AZ
March 1, Santa Maria Country Club, Santa Maria CA
March 2, Lost Chord Guitars, Solvang CA
March 3, Severin Browne's First Friday at the Abbey, Los Angeles CA
March 4, Live at the A-Frame, Kagel Canyon CA
March 5, Jeweled Universe, South Pasadena CA
March 8, Brad Colerick's Wine & Song, South Pasadena CA
March 11, Escondido Public Library, Escondido CA
March 15, Jean Cocteau Cinema, Santa Fe NM
March 31, Sun City Limits Concert Series, Georgetown TX
April 1, Private House Concert, Roanoke TX
April 2, Private House Concert, Houston TX
April 5, Longhorn Village Community Concert, Austin TX
April 7, Anderson Fair, Houston TX
April 8, The Old Firehouse, Edom TX
April 13, Dosey Doe Breakfast, BBQ & Whiskey Bar, The Woodlands TX
April 14, E.L.M. House Concerts Presents, Flower Mound TX
April 15, Open Door Coffeehouse, Arlington TX
April 16, Cowboy Surfer, Houston TX, SOLD OUT
April 18, Seven Oaks Event Garden, Beaumont TX
April 20, Susanna's Kitchen, Wimberley TX
April 21, Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Galveston TX
April 22, Saxon Pub, Austin TX
April 23, Unplugged at the Esquire, Belton TX
April 30 - May 9, Inishfree Irish Music Tour, SOLD OUT
May 11, Private Concert, County Cavan, Ireland, SOLD OUT
May 12, Speedy's Bar, Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland, SOLD OUT
May 31, Tye Preston Memorial Library, Canyon Lake, TX
June 1, In the Radio Room, KAFM, Grand Junction, CO
June 2, Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, Cedaredge, CO
June 4, The A Church, Salida, CO
June 14, Blue Plate Special, WDVX Knoxville, TN
June 15, The Martha Bassett Show, Elkin, NC
June 17, Lucky Penny House Concert, Washington, D.C.
June 22, The Listening Booth, Lewes, MD
June 24, Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
June 25, Rockwood Music Hall, New York City, NY
June 28, Gas Hill Drinking Room, Winston-Salem, NC
June 29, White Horse Black Mountain, Asheville, NC
July 7, Rockin' Box 33, Lubbock, TX
July 12, Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe, NM
July 26, Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE
July 27, Music at the Market at Ashley Park, Jackson, MN
July 28, Red Rooster Coffeehouse, Aberdeen, SD
July 29 & 30, Montrose Music Festival, Montrose, SD
Aug 4, Private House Concert, St. Paul, MN
Aug 5, Sun Dog Farm Concerts, Maple Plain, MN
Aug 6, Sampson House Concert, Pine Island, MN
Aug 10, Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson, WI
Aug 11, Two Way Street Coffeehouse, Downer's Grove, IL
Aug 12, Molly's House Concerts, Lincolnwood, IL
Aug 13, Route One House Concerts, Flosmoor, IL
Aug 17, Board and Batten, Dallas Center, IA
Aug 18, Bixler 108, Unionville, MO
Aug 19, Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
Aug 24, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, NC
Aug 25, Arnold House Concert, Birmingham, AL
Sept 2, Bowery Vault, Nashville, TN
Sept 7-9, Yellowstone Songwriter Festival, Cody, WY
Sept 13, Longstaff House, Missoula, MT
Sept 15, Watermelon Music, Davis, CA
Sept 17, Dala's Nest House Concert, Menlo Park, CA
Sept 18, Wild Eye Pub, Grass Valley, CA
Sept 20, Theater on the Ridge, Paradise, CA
Sept 23, Hill Country West House Concert, Tigard, OR
Sept 24, Artichoke Music, Portland, OR
Sept 29, Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse, Phoenix, AZ
Sept 30, Main Street Theater, Prescott Valley, AZ
Oct 11, CommuniTea House Concert, Glen Burnie, MD
Oct 12, Turquoise Door House Concert, Greenbelt, MD
Oct 15, The Folk Show with Kate McNally, NHPR, Concord, NH
Oct 17, Tuesday Jukebox at Hanover Strings, Hanover, NH
Oct 18, Songwriters in the Round, Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA
Oct 19, The Stomping Ground, Putnam, CT
Oct 20, The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown, CT
Oct 21, Open Book Coffeehouse, Canton, MA
Oct 25, The Exchange, Bloomsburg, PA
Nov 5, Rockport Songwriters Festival, Fulton, TX
Nov 8, Emporium Stage, Woodville, TX
Nov 10, Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Galveston, TX
Nov 11, The Purple Barn, Wimberley, TX
Nov 12, Cowboy Surfer, Houston, TX
Nov 16, Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center, Pampa, TX
Nov 20, The Bowery Vault, Nashville, TN
Nov 30, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Dec 1, Anderson Fair, Houston, TX
Dec 2, Church at Waring, Waring, TX
Dec 3, Cantina Sound House Concert, Dripping Springs, TX
Dec 6, Private House Concert, Galveston, TX
Dec 7, Crescent Moon Coffee Bar & Cafe, Houston, TX
Dec 9, House Concert, Albuquerque, NM
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Jan 24, Saxon Pub, Austin, TX
Jan 26, The Harbor Listening Room, Fulton, TX
Feb 2, Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX
Feb 17, Fiddler's Green, Atlanta, GA
Feb 24, The Bowery Vault, Nashville, TN
Feb 29, 901 House Concerts, Lawrence, KS
March 1, Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
March 2, Private House Concert, Sedalia, MO
March 3, Private House Concert, St. Louis, MO
March 7, Board Batten, Dallas Center, IA
March 8, Spencer House Concert, Grand Island, NE
March 9, FolkHouse at the Castle, Joclyn Castle, Omaha NE, SOLD OUT
March 16, The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN, SOLD OUT
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