Nouveau Crooner Performs Selections From "THREE LITTLE FISHIES"

Dave Downs

12 Longworth Avenue, Middletown, CT. 06457

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Dave Downs describes his current album, Three Little Fishies, as family music. Including American anthems like “Yankee Doodle,” racous cowboy tunes like “Woopi Ti Yi Yo,” 1940s sing-a-longs like “You Are My Sunshine,” and brand new songs like “Boing,” “Ding-Dang-Doodle” a

nd “A Friend, Indeed,” Three Little Fishies is a “multigenerational songbook of fun, something the kids, mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa can all listen to and enjoy, together.”

To catch him performing selections from Three Little Fishies and his other albums, you’d want t

o show up at Brew Bakers, where for years Downs has been faithfully holding court the last Sunday of every month, starting around noon time. (Brew- Bakers, by the way, located at 169 Main Street, Middletown, CT., 06457, boasts world-famous desserts and an eclectic, Austrian/American breakfast and lunch menu. 860-852-0001.)

Downs specializes in unique, acoustic renderings of jazz/pop standards from in and around the 1940′s (ala The Ink Spots, Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Fats Waller, et al). “Nouveau Croon,” he calls it. (He covers popular American tunes from other eras as well.) Accompanying himself on guitar, Downs shows up at all sorts of venues- bars, restaurants, bagel joints, coffee shops, libraries, river boats, street corners, festivals, you name it. But he’s especially fond of the performances he gives for the folks living in assisted-living facilities, nursing homes and rehab centers.

His songwriting efforts have brought him to finalist

and semi-finalist in international competitions like The UK Songwriting Competition, VH-1′s Song of the Year, and The Livin’ Along the Riv

er Songwriting Contest. Downs’ Nouveau Croon style lends itself well to film, and he frequently enjoys collaborating with local and non-local filmmakers. (“Nighttime Descending,” an original instrumental, can be heard on the trailer for Nick Scalia’s short comedy, “SNOOZE,” by going to vimeo.com/4562775.)

Based out of Middletown, Connecticut, the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism lists Downs in their Directory of Performing Artists. For Skope Magazine he writes the occasional music review, and Downs is also the proud Founder and President of The Highly Unsuccessful Songwriters Association. His albums are available for purchase online at CD.Baby.com or at his live performances. By day, he works in supportive housing, and you can learn more about supportive housing by going to www.csh.org.

“Dave Downs captures a decidedly vintage sound, completely fresh and wittily sentimental.” -The Middletown Press. “G-rated but cool.” -SKOPE Magazine. “Downs earliest influences include The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers and Bing Crosby. His personal style fuses classic acoustic rock and folk with theses earlier mellow fundamentals.” -The Hartford Advocate. “Smooth guitar work and lush, rich harmonies.” -The Muse’s Muse.

“One of the most optimistic collection of love songs I’ve heard in a long time.” -The Hartford Courant.

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