Dan and Laurel Quartet

Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen

Meeting in 2012 via a chance YouTube sighting and fueled by a once-in-a-lifetime musical chemistry and friendship, Canadian-American husband-wife Roots-Folk duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen are “prodigious players with songwriting that sets them apart.” With soaring violin, diverse guitar styles, compelling storytelling, a dash of harmonica and humor, and unique vocal rapport, they deliver a dynamic, engaging, polished performance.

Based in the mountains above Santa Cruz, California, Dan and Laurel have toured North America and Europe extensively in support of their five albums together. Touted for being both "lyrically refreshing and musically diverse,” their original songwriting spans the range of Roots based genres, “pondering contemporary subject matter with vintage sensibility.”

Joined by bass player Dan Robbins, who "brings a fiery improvisational spirit and energy to all the projects he is involved with,” and Bruce Handloff, that rare breed ofdrummer who listens with the ears of a songwriter, artfully crafting percussion we can feel and groove to, the Dan & Laurel Quartet flows seamlessly through genres, tempos, stories, and moods, embodying each style with virtuosic command and keeping music fans on the edge of their seats. Enjoyment is palpable.