Dan Mangan with guest Bells Larsen

Jcl Productions and Live at the Winspear present
Dan Mangan, with special guest Bells Larsen
Natural Light was recorded unexpectedly over 6 magical days by four best buds in a cabin by a
lake.
Here, there is a return to folk music’s classic underpinnings of political resistance. A return to
writing “song songs” that might be played around a campfire. Mangan has experimented rigorously
with his sound over the years, but resting in his roots may be where he operates most effortlessly.
There is something fitting in Mangan hitting this high watermark at this stage of his life and career.
You can trace the chapters of his story in the fabric of Natural Light. You’ll find remnants of the
tenacious young artist who booked tours of Europe via Myspace in the mid 2000s. The emergent
songwriter who hibernated into fatherhood just as arena-folk exploded in the early 2010s. The
genre-bender who has subtly challenged his audience with each album, tracing a unique trajectory
of confronting and eclipsing his own art.
Over two decades, Mangan has managed an enviably strong creative ethic, and his integrity as both
a singer and songwriter has only strengthened with age. The big picture cohesiveness of Natural
Light harkens to a pre-streaming, album-focused sensibility. Songs bleed together through focused
transitions and overlapping interludes. Mangan’s lyrics act as gondolier for the journey, reassuring
the listener that it’s cool to care. Dan sings for his kids, for his wife, and for a society in existential
crisis.
Dan Mangan is a 2x Juno Award-winning and 3x Polaris Music Prize-nominated musician and
songwriter. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. For decades, Dan
has brought signature wit, sonic innovation and lyrical insight to the indie/folk community,
garnering him a fiercely dedicated and deeply involved audience. He has played Glastonbury &
Jimmy Kimmel Live, sold out Massey Hall and scored acclaimed soundtracks for television and
feature film. In 2017, he co-founded Side Door, a community marketplace platform for the arts that
seeks to democratize and decentralize the entertainment industry by connecting artists with
alternative venue spaces.
Dan Mangan has partnered with Plus1 so that $1 per ticket goes to Rainbow Railroad and their work helping at-risk Queer individuals get to safety around the world.
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Doors 7, Show at 8 pm
All ages welcome