Bio
Daniel Obediah Payne is from the town of Cow Head on the Northern Peninsula.
For over a decade now, he has worked as a professional musician, performing the traditional music of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as collecting songs and dance tunes from older traditional players around the province. Starting in his teens with guitar and voice, Daniel has gone on to become proficient in a wide variety of instruments, including fiddle, accordion, mandolin, flute, whistle, and bodhran. He has also enjoyed a successful career as an actor in theatre and film, his most notable role being a starring performance as Ned Andrews in the mini-series Random Passage.
In 2004, Daniel began DOP Productions, a company dedicated to the revitalization of traditional music in the province. To date, DOP Productons has released three projects: The Four Stops, an album of traditional accordion music, Learning the Newfoundland Button Accordion Volume 1 – The Basics, an instructional DVD, and Daniel’s first solo album, Chain, recorded with Paul Macdonald of Cape Breton. Check out the Shop page for more details.
For information or bookings call (709) 638 9782 or email Daniel at danielopayne@gmail.com.