David Olney

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Known for making magic with words and music, David Olney was also known to be supportive of other artists and their magical endeavors ... like securing and moving an original Vandercook press across country.

Lisa Kesler Studio in Tolono, IL used handset antique wood and metal type on that antique press to create these four 11"x14" Limited Edition Lyric Mini-Posters only available right here. When they are gone, they're solid gone.

MY FAVORITE GOODBYE

From WHISPERS AND SIGHS

"My Favorite Goodbye" is the first single from "Whispers and Sighs", a hauntingly beautiful new album that was completed shortly before David Olney’s passing in January 2020. The album is his collaboration between Nashville based artists from Georgia (Eastern Europe) Anana Kaye and Irakli Gabriel. The song is a collection of evocative vignettes, a meditation on goodbyes and memories that come when parting with someone special.

“Someone you knew from the past appears to you in a dream and it all comes back - the longing and the loss. You are walking down a street and you think you see her, but then you realize it can't be her, and it all comes back, the silence and the sorrow... until you are like a soldier condemned to die. Do you want a blindfold?"

David Olney, 2019

Written by David Olney, Irakli Gabriel and Anana Kaye

David Olney – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Anana Kaye - Piano, Backing Vocals

Irakli Gabriel - Acoustic Guitar, Arrangements

Dan Seymour - Bass

Chris Benelli - Drums

Austin Hoke - Cello

Derek Pell - Violin

Produced and Mixed by Brett Ryan Stewart of WireBird Productions

Mastered by Richard Dodd

Artwork by Courtney Spencer

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"firebrand founding father"

"Americana Pioneer” singer-songwriter/recording artist, stream-caster and actor David Olney is well-known worldwide for his indelible songs and powerful live performances.

Recorded by Emmylou Harris, Del McCoury, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Young, Slaid Cleaves, The Wailin’ Jennys & many others, David shares his songs and the story behind it in his weekly “You Never Know” Songwriter Series videos posted every Tuesday on DavidOlney.com and YouTube.

"If you like your musical heroes to rock out like the jackhammer of a rockabilly saint but also deliver song sonnets from a contemplative place, then David Olney is your man."

Read the full profile story here: Acoustic Live! Magazine – New York, NY

“The Nashville troubadour has been making gripping music for a long time. [David] Olney rocks with blistering intensity…but he also mesmerizes.”

— The Philadelphia Inquirer

“This Side Or the Other delivers apt political commentary without being ham-handed. Americans under a constant barrage of tweets and news alerts deserve some smart analysis with a touch of nuance. And that if comes from an Americana record, so be it. In fact, let’s celebrate it.” - Full story at NoDepression.com

David Olney Considers the Fluidity of Time and Humanity in "Death Will Not Divide Us":

“Time, at least in its perceived rigidity, is an illusion, or so David Olney postulates on his new single, 'Death Will Not Divide Us'. At its center, the folk singer-songwriter reflects on time and humanity as elements in a grand scheme—in the end, nothing separates us. Nothing divides us.” - Full Story at PopMatters.com

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NEW: Lyric posters!

MY FAVORITE GOODBYE

From WHISPERS AND SIGHS

"firebrand founding father"

"firebrand founding father"

You Never Know

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR SONGWRITER DAVID OLNEY AT BELCOURT THEATRE, NASHVILLE, TN : PART ONE- MARCH 9, 2020