Dan Bern, Regent Street Review

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Dan Bern is a singer-songwriter that has a gift for lyrics and melodies. Bern may be best-known for his songs “Jerusalem,” “Marilyn,” and “Tiger Woods.” He has released 25 albums and EPs, and has played thousands of shows across North America and Europe. His massive recording catalog is also backed by Bern being a solid live performer, with a loyal multi-generational following. Ani DiFranco, an early supporter of Bern’s, took him on tour with her and produced his second album, Fifty Eggs. Bern’s songs have appeared in numerous films and TV shows, and he has written original songs for the films Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story and Get Him to the Greek, as well as the 15-song soundtrack for Everett Ruess, Wilderness Song, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme.  Bern is a modern-day Renaissance man as he is also a writer, poet and visual artist. Bern’s paintings are on display at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and the Bob Feller Museum. His gallery exhibitions are often accompanied with a live performance. Bern is the author of several books, including his latest, Encounters, a collection of poetry based on Bern’s chance meetings of such figures as Jimmy Carter, Bruce Springsteen, Hunter S. Thompson and Wilt Chamberlin. Bern hosts a podcast — 10,000 Crappy Songs — a radio drama of a songwriter-turned-detective. He also runs the 24/7 internet radio station, Radio Free Bernsteinn. Bern is releasing a collection of ten songs that represents a new artistic triumph called, Regent Street, which will be released Friday, September 13. The album is produced by Jonathan Flaugher.