The Sweet Sounds of Dawn Landes

When she's not in the studio recording and engineering records for Ryan Adams, Hem, Phillip Glass and Joseph Arthur, singer-songwriter Dawn Landes is making her own music as a solo artist. Originally from Louisville & now based in Brooklyn, word of Landes's work spread when she and the "We Sorta Tried Bluegrass Band" recorded a blugrass version of Peter, Bjorn & John's "Young Folks" in Texas in a house/studio and put the performance of it up on youtube (see below).

Dawn's new album Fireproof is a captivating, honest, poignant and understated collection of songs that span the broad acoustic music continuum, often recalling the early work of Suzanne Vega. Landes, however, has her own sweet way.

Bodyguard - Dawn Landes

Dawn Landes "Young Folks"


Be sure to check out Dawn on World Cafe on Tuesday May 20.

Dawn's myspace