ALL MUSICAL ACTS

Dale as a soloist        

Big Band-era jazz, folk, blues, vintage rock, country, ragtime, bluegrass, classical, and elegant instrumentals in many popular styles (Beatles to Gershwin to  T-Bone Walker).

Dale can perform focused entertainment with vocals, provide ambient, instrumental-only music, or a combination of both.

• Guitars (steel & nylon-string), tenor ukulele, vocal

Listen to Dale:

"Mister Sandman"  This classic was one of my first ukulele arrangements, and a joy to play. It was written by Pat Ballard in 1954. 

Note: My ukulele instrumentals are chord-melodies of timeless songs, as well as original creations.  I was inspired to learn ukulele by the great Jake Shimabukuro. 

"When You Wish Upon A Star"   This is my favorite ukulele instrumental. Written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington in 1939 for Disney's movie Pinnocchio, it won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. 

"The Dutchman", an emotive, sentimental love song written by Michael Peter Smith in 1968. To my guitar students: this is a great example of cross-picking!

Duo & Trio formats     

Two or three instrumentalists add more textures and melodic and rhythmic flexibility in a wide range of styles. Dale plays both steel and nylon-string (classical) guitars.

Focused entertainment or ambient, instrumental music.

Including:  business or municipal events, holiday programs, dances, banquets, art galleries, wineries & breweries, wedding ceremony or reception, private parties, senior residence programs

• Guitar, ukulele, vocal  + bass
• Guitar, ukulele, vocal  + violin
• Guitar, ukulele, vocal  + bass + violin
• Guitar, ukulele, vocal  + bass  + drums

The Argyle Street Trio

Dynamic 3-part harmony with guitar and hand percussion. And a genre for everyone!

A perfect entertainment option for your banquet, reception, business event or celebration.

Argyle Street Trio adds an upright or electric bassist for a remarkably full-sounding quartet.

For more information and to LISTEN:

Silk & Sandpaper  (Dale Dahlquist & Kathleen Conger)

Dale Dahlquist & Kristen Olsen Rodriguez

• Rich harmony vocals & guitar accompaniment (steel & nylon-string), hand percussion

A wide range of musical genres including jazz, pop, rock, bluegrass, folk & country classics

Focused entertainment, concerts, private and corporate events  (perfect for weddings & cocktail hours), senior living residences

We also expand to a trio with bass, and a quartet with violin.