Some years ago I wrote a musical review, called, "Speak First, It's Your Dime, a musical adaptation of the Saint Louis Telephone book with excerpts from the Boston directory, in one act." While figuring out the music I taped all the harmonies for the show-stopper, "Broken up, Me and Ma Bell," on my dual cassette recorder. Thus was born the "Dannettes."

In 1987, after making my first harp album, the engineer offered me free studio time if he could use the results to make a Christmas tape to give his friends. The Dannettes resurfaced for this adventure, thanks to his amazing 32 track capabilities (I think we used four or five).

Here's that 1987 recording of "Glocestershire Wassail" plus another recorded at home, a 2003 redo of "Broken Up." The 2006 recording of "Twa Corbies" is a bit gross -- it's about two crows that eat a dead knight. Delicious! And some others.

The newest is Flies , another song for the frogs that is now a video.

Dan and the Dannettes provide the vocals.  Accompaniment by the Danster Quartet Minus One includes piano, Celtic harp, guitar, banjo, penny whistle, bowed psaltry, and other odd instruments.  Ben Veaner sits in on the drums in The Dentist and Ooooh! 

The songs are divided into two albums.  "Video Songs " provide the music for videos on our silly video site, Vvids.com . "The Dannettes Sing" is a collection on un-videoed songs.

These tunes are meant to be silly, puppet-voiced songs.  Enjoy!.