BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Daniel Champagne X-WR-CALDESC:Portland Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230328T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230328T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Daniel Champagne DESCRIPTION:If you’re wondering what Australian singer\, songwriter an d one-of-a-kind guitar virtuoso Daniel Champagne did after his 44-city U S tour over the summer of 2022\, he proceeded immediately to Canada for 30 mostly sold-out shows and then to New Zealand for another 30 mostly s old-out shows. There’s a Christmas break\, and then a monumental tour of Australia. Obviously the best word to describe Daniel is “relentles s”.\n\nDaniel will bring his tour back to America starting in mid-July 2023 and continuing through October for an even more ambitious 50 shows ! He’ll return to many venues he performed in 2022\, and will be addin g new shows in places he hasn’t performed in many years.\n\nOne review er recently wrote “Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage\, a s he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invaria bly whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarat ing guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a w hole band\, Champagne must be seen to be believed’\n\nThe story goes t hat Daniel first picked up his instrument of choice as a 5-year-old foll owing in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12 \, training classically throughout his teens and performing wherever he could\, honing his craft and developing the dynamic live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he left school\, turned professional and hit the road without looking back.\n\nThe following decade saw him release 5 studio albums\, tour relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year\, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and sh are stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel\, INXS\, John Butler\, Lucin da Williams\, Ani DiFranco\, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela.\n\nIn early 2020 as the COVID pandemic ground all touring to a halt\, Daniel r eturned to Australia writing music and further honing his craft and retu rned to international audiences with a swag of new songs and a complete new live show.\n\nHis current release\, “Shimmer Through The Windscree n” is making waves on the streaming services and promises great critic al acclaim once it is circulated to the media.\n\nFor fans of guitar\, s ongs or just artistic expression at its finest\, this show is a must see !\n\nWHAT THE PRESS SAY..\n\n“The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills\, he coaxes sounds and me lodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws.” The Calgary He rald\, CANADA\n\n“Today I saw the future of Folk – Festival goers fl ocking in the thousands towards the main stage to witness a young musica l phenomenon from Australia dish out an absolute show-stopper.” The Fi refly Column\, USA\n\n“Daniel Champagne is a crossroads. Fusing the st rong traditions of Blues\, Folk and other roots art with pop showmanship and admirable lyrical ability. I firmly believe that he will become an ambassador for roots music in a time where it desperately needs represen tation.” The Indie Blender\, CANADA\n\n“reinventing roots guitar” Rhythms Magazine\, AUSTRALIA\n\n“Watching Daniel Champagne perform is a once in a lifetime experience. He is a true prodigy that plays like no one else could possibly play unless they spent at least two lifetimes s tudying the art.” BW Review\, NEW ZEALAND URL;VALUE=URI:https://portlandmaine.com/events/daniel-champagne/ UID:urn:uuid:978d0a83-dcec-4b39-bce4-15ad6b951d86 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260615T173401Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T230000 LOCATION:181 State St\, Portland\, Maine 04101\, US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR