Dawn Boyer
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Singer and Web Designer |
| Location | NH/ME, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Dawn Boyer grew up in her father's native North Carolina, where she first heard Southern Baptist gospel choirs and developed a deep reverence and respect for the music. She's heavily influenced by Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Marion Williams. Known as a soulful "shouter" as well as a singer of quiet, deep, warm resonance, she puts all of her heart and life experience into any song she sings. Her adult background is steeped in blues, soul, and R&B, and she has performed for audiences across the nation. Her dynamic voice is both powerful and moving, but the emotion she gives to a song and to audiences is even more so. As Deacon Randy Green of Boston's legendary Silverleaf Gospel Singers stated, "You can't fake where gospel comes from, and she's the real thing. That girl can sing!" In addition to performing with Rock My Soul, Dawn sings on her own and with acclaimed acoustic guitarist Brett Hartenbach. She recently released a CD of Christmas songs, and is currently at work on another solo CD project. |
| Interests | Gospel music, writing, reading, good films, good music of other genres (esp. blues, r&b, soul, old country, old folk), art |
| Favorite Movies | Local Hero, Citizen Kane, Chinatown, Do the Right Thing, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Stigmata, Burnt by the Sun, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Wit, the list goes on |
| Favorite Music | Gospel: anything by Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Dixie Hummingbirds, Silverleaf Gospel Singers, Clara Ward Singers, Davis Sisters, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Bill Munroe. Other favorites: Beatles, Iris Dement, Hank Williams, Ruthie Foster, CCR, Patsy Cline. |
| Favorite Books | The Golden Age of Gospel by Horace Clarence Boyer, People Get Ready: A New History of Gospel Music by Robert Darden, Uncloudy Day: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia by Bil Carpenter, Fiction: anything by Marilynne Robinson, E. Annie Proulx, Flannery O'Connor, James Baldwin, Shel Silverstein (esp. The Giving Tree), Eudora Welty, William Faulkner |