Chris Conway and Dan Britton are a powerful combination demonstrated to anyone who has caught them live, and now on their CDs Just Be Real on A New Day Records, Live on Oblong Music, and their Live In Edinburgh DVD.

Chis Conway is best known as the multi-instrumental wizard in the Vikki Clayton Band. He has worked with members of Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention, Talvin Singh and toured with Monkee Peter Tork. He has made 8 songs albums, several acclaimed in Q Magazine, Mojo, and Time Out.

Dan Britton has played with Jackie Leven and Cathy Lesurf and has supported the likes of the Saw Doctors and Dick Gaughan. He has released several nationally acclaimed albums and featured on Radio 2 as lead singer with the Katy Lied project. A passionate performer, his powerful voice and stage presence immediately attracts attention.


Together they have toured the UK, supported Bob Geldof. Frances Black, Jefferson Starship, Country Joe McDonald, and Roy Wood.

As well as their song sets, they also are part of Celtic band Govannen.

Blending American and Celtic styles, and between them playing guitars, flutes and whistles, keyboards, bodhran, kalimbas as well as their fantastically strong vocals, they have the unique ability to sound like a full band. They rock!
Both are strong singers, considerably talented songwriters and excellent musicians so it's hardly surprising that the self-penned material is of typically high quality.
Rock n Reel Magazine


...good gutsy contemporary songwriting, and the arrangements that Dan and Chris have come up with here are very skilled, making good use of interplay between acoustic and electric timbres.
I was particularly impressed with imaginative and dramatic new version of Matty Groves that has everything going for it - real passion in the vocal, intriguing use of different instrumental textures and musical influences without it ever seeming either contrived or merely clever.

Traditional Music Maker Magazine


...crisp, clean, with a fine top edge and performed with bags of conviction. You can almost feel the enjoyment they doubtlessly experienced whilst recording every track freely and obviously, with these two guys, very tight, melodic and rhythmic precision.
Sounds Alive Magazine


Chris Conway and Dan Brittonn had their own inner glow.. Their own songs really held me, in particular Britton's Wish and Conway's extraordinary Carousel.
Frances Black Homepage

The Albums click on covers for more info

Live
The dynamic duo captured live in some of their favourite haunts. The live magic is caught wonderfully - almost as good as being at a Christo & Dan concert !

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<a href="http://chrisconwaydanbritton.bandcamp.com/album/live">Matty Groves by Chris Conway &amp; Dan Britton</a>


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Just Be Real
Two amazing singer-songwriters combine to make a classic studio album of eachother's favourite songs from their live set. Fantastic songwriting and musicianship and a BIG sound.


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see also releases by... Govannen, Chris Conway, Dan Britton

The DVD
Chris Conway & Dan Britton - Live in Edinburgh
Captured live on a sizzling summer afternoon - a 45 minute set from Chris & Dan as part of the Acoustic Underground at the Fringe with Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop.

Wish
Carousell
Matty Groves
On My Way
When Will We Be Married/
Rainbow Real
The Alien Jellyfish Song
The Snow & the Fire/
The Healing Has Begun/
You Send Me

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PAL ; no region code ; 45mins


Gigs
February 2010
 
20th Sat
daytime
Chris Conway & Dan Britton - Knighton Lane Artists Group, Leicester
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March 2010
 
       
April 2010
 
16th Fri
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Chris Conway & Dan Britton - Wallys Song Club, The Linford, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire note new date
songs
       
for Christo's gigs go here
for Dan gigs go here
for Govannen gigs go here

News

December 2009

1. Just Be Real & Live CDs are now both hearable in full online and downloadable with widgets on this and the album pages
Download price is just £5

2. Chris & Dan played together at the
Take Thyme Cafe, Oxfordshire - with Dan Britton - great acoustic venue run by Grebn Bartley in a friendly cafe. Dan & I hadn't doen a duo gig for a while and we had a great time.

3. Just Be Real CD got a new look - as a new run had to be made and the old artwork had to be adapted - see right.

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<September 2009

Chris & Dan had a storming gig at Leicester Cathedral opening for Eddi Reader and her band -
a crowd of 300+ gave the duo a great reception and lots of CDs were sold.

2 new albums have been released with Chris & Dan playing on them

France Ellul featuring Govannen - Spirits of the Forest
Bridget McMahon - Avalon Moon

November 2009

1. Just Be Real is now available to download from Chris Conway & Dan Britton - Just Be Real @ CDBaby

2. Chris & Dan played together at the Monkey Love-In Benefit concert at The Musician, leicester in aiud of Monkey World and the local Renal Unit.

3. the dynamic duo have gigs in Banbury and Newton Linford this month.

4. Chris has a big 20 years In Showbusiness celebration concert on December 10th at the Musician - Dan and possibly Govannen will be there.


Getting to know Chris & Dan...
 
 
Chris
   
Dan
nicknames
Christo, CC, Uncle Chris
   
Spanners, The Wiz
where born
Ann Arbor, Michigan , USA
Bath, UK
first album bought
Santana - Caravanserei
The Goodies LP
3 fave albums heard in 2008
Markus Stockhausen - Electric Treasures
Circus Maximus - Isolate
Singer Pur - Memento
AC/DC - Black Ice
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid
Hank Willaims III - Damn Right & Rebel Proud
biggest influence on songwriting
David Crosby
Mike Scott
best live gig seen
Kishori Amonkar - Kensington Town Hall,
London 2004
Waterboys, Rock City 1989
5 desert island discs
Terje Rypdal - Descendre
Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes
Kishori Amonkar - Born To Sing
The Free Design - Stars Time Bubbles Love
Eduard Artemiev - Soundtracks to Solaris, Stalker & Mirror
Johnny Cash - American IV,
Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues,
AC/DC - Back In Black,
Hank Williams - Best Of
Planxty - Planxty
5 fave movies
Solaris - (70s Tarkovsky version)
The Time of Your Life
The Gang's All Here
Mad Love (aka The Hands of Orlac)
You Can't Take It With You
American Beauty
Zulu
Lost In Translation
Dead Man
Shadowlands
5 fave tv shows
The Prisoner
Star Trek
(all)
Larry Sanders Show
Twilight Zone
The Addams Family
My Name Is Earl
Worlds Most Amazing Videos 2
Peep Show
Masterchef
Top Gear
1st tv/movie crush
Mary Tyler Moore
Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman)
current tv/movie crush
Deepika Padukone
Sarah Beeny
5 authors

Charles Harness
Bruce Sterling
Clifford Simak
Frederik Pohl
William Gibson

Forrest Carter
Kent Nerburn
C S Lewis
Robert Bly
Mari Sandoz
fave food
cereal
cereal
fave drinks (alcohol / non)
vodka / diet coke
Tequilla, Beer, Wine....uh, / juice
last dvd/movie watched

Love Aaj Kal
hard candy
what are ypu reading?
Jack McDevitt - Oddysey
ed. Roger Elwood - Future City
Cory Doctorow - Eastern Standard Tribe (ebook)
Cormac McCarthy - No Country for Old Men
song of the month
Jimmy Webb - Elvis and Me
   
It ain't easy being me - chris knight
album of the month

Kishoris Amonkar -Born To Sing
Chris Knight

fave youtube of the month
Chris
Dan

Collective Discographies
  • Chris & Dan have played together on...
    Chris Conway & Dan Britton -
    Live in Edinburgh DVD
    Chris Conway & Dan Britton -
    Live
    Chris Conway & Dan Britton
    - Just Be Real

    Chris Conway -
    Songs For Dreamers
    Chris Conway -
    Alien Salad Abduction
    Chris Conway -
    My Mind's Island
    Chris Conway -
    Earth Rising
    Chris Conway -
    Storming
    Chris Conway -
    Sounds Like Rain
    Dan Britton -
    Riding the Red, White & Black Horses
    Dan Britton -
    Journey To Love

    Govannen -
    Healing Waters
    Govannen - The Water is Wide
    Govannen -
    Celtic Fire
    Govannen -
    Live - Sniff The Pony|
    France Ellul & Govannen
    - Spirits of the Forest

    The Storm Thieves -
    Up To The Sun
    The Storm Thieves -
    Endless Freefall
    The Storm Thieves -
    Long Time

  • Other albums featuring Chris or Dan
    Chris Conway - see discography
    Dan Britton -
    Kansas City Faggotts -
    Knock One Off In Memphis
    Tony Lloyd Hughs & Dan Britton -
    The Nameless Lassie
    Jackie Leven - Barefoot Days
    Jackie Leven & The Stornoway Girls - Live
  • They also both play as guests on ...
    Dave Kirk - Keeping the Spirit Alive
    Dave Kirk - Along The Way
    Cathy Bonner - Same Blood
    Robbie Murphy - Emerald Blue
    Robbie Murphy - My Inspiration
    Steve Cartwright - At The Break Of Dawn
    Roger Pugh - Orchestra of Wishes
    Wallace - Taking the Piece
    Wallace - Pack Away Your Dreams
    Jim Harwood & Friends - Tightropewalkin
    Sunflower Album - Compilation
    Rideout - Compilation
    Chimpstock - 2001
    NSI - Singer Songwriters Top Twenty - Vol. 1
    Dave Wyatt - China on Paper Plates
    Monkey/Love
    Andy Griffiths - Strawberry Girl
    Andy Griffiths - Astrovirtigo
    Andy Griffiths - Ladel & Salt
    Kym - A Woman's Journey
    Dave Kirk - Mayfly
    Bridget McMahon - Celtic Woman
    Bridget McMahon - Avalon Moon

Photos
also see photos on Christo's photo page, Govannen Homepage and Dan's Homepage
CC's 20th Anniversary Concert - The Musician, Leicester - Dec 09 - photos by G
Chris Conway 20th Anniversary Concert . Chris Conway 20th Anniversary Concert
CC & Dan Britton @ Leicester Cathedral opening for Eddi Reader- - August 09 - photo Planet Christo TV
CC & Dan Britton - Weyfest - Sept 09

CC, Dan Britton, Neil Rabjohn - Hinckley ACT acoustic club - June 09
Chris Conway, Dan Britton, Neil Rabjohn at Hinckley ACT
CC & Dan Britton - The Donkey, Leicester - May 09 - photo Ase Wilson
 Chris Conway & Dan Britton . Chris Conway & Dan Britton
CC & Vikki Clayton & Dan Britton - Weyfest, Sept 2008 - under normal and martian light...

.Weyfest 2008 - Dan Britton, Vikki Clayton, Chris Conway . Weyfest 2008 - Dan Britton, Vikki Clayton, Chris Conway - martians

CC & Dan Britton - Belper School Theatre, Belper, Derbyshire - July 2008

Chris Conway & Dan Britton..Chris Conway .Chris Conway & Dan Britton
Dan Britton & Chris Conway

Chris Conway & Dan Britton with Neil Rabjohn - The Donkey- May 2008 - Thanks to Richard for the photos

Chris Conway Dan Britton & Neil Rabjohn . Chris Conway Dan Britton & Neil Rabjohn . Dan Britton & Neil Rabjohn .Chris Conway

Dan Britton, Dave Kirk, & CC at the Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester Dec 07 - photo by G
 Dan Britton, Dave Kirk & Chris Conway
The Storm Thieves reunion gig - Kirby Twins Club, Kirby Bellars - August 07 - photos by Rachel

The Storm Thieves reunion gig.The Storm Thieves reunion gig

Dan Britton - Neil Rabjohn (cajon drum) - Christo - Borders in-store CD promotion gig - July 07
Borders CD promotion . Borders CD promotion . Borders CD promotion
Christo Dan Britton - Walsall Folk Plus Club - June 07 - photo by Jerry Conway
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Andy Griffiths, Neil Rabjohn, Dan Britton & Christo @ The Farside, Leicester, May 2007 - photo Fandango
CC & DB - Loughborough Folk Festival - Oct 06 - thanks to Pete Burnham for the photos.
To view a photo better click on photo which will take you Filckr where there are more photos in the series
Picture 027. Picture 018 . Picture 032
The Storm Thieves - CC, Dan Britton, Dave Everitt - Summer Sundae Festival - August '06
One of the Storm Thieves has been drinking - can you tell which one?
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Chris Conway & Dan Britton at the Kirby Twins club, Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire - photos by G - June 06
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Christo & Dan Britton with Dave Everitt as The Storm Theives - Christo's 30th CD Launch, The Musician, Leicester - photos Chris Malme
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Christo & Dan Britton - Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester - August 05 - thanks to Andy G for the photos
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Christo & Dan - photoshoot April 05 - photo Calvin Hewitt
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Christo with Dan - August 04 - Riverside Festival, Normanton on Soar - photos Sarah



the big jam - L-R - CC, Pete Turnpenny, Alan Hankinson, Tonya Tempest, Bob Cheevers, Nigel Upton, John Montague, Dan Britton
CC & Dan at the Whitehouse Festival, Scraptoft - August 04 - photo Rachel Liney
Christo with Dan & Sally Barker at Cafe Royal, Acoustic Underground, Edinburgh - August 04 - photos Peter Michael Rowan
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Stamford Riverside Festival July 04 - photos Sarah
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at The Guildhall Leicester, - Christo tells aboutt heone that got away - April '04 - thanks to Fandango & Rachel for photos
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- May Fayres, Stamford - May 04 - thanks to Stef for the photo
CC & DB with Andy Fitzsimons and Carl Fandango Dawson - The Musician, Leicester - Sept 03 - - 2 tracks on the live album came from this gig - photos Andy Thompson


Chris Conway & Dan Britton - The Wharf, Bugbrooke, Northants - Sept 03 - photos Andy G
Summer Sundae Festival - Aug 03 - photos BBC Radio Leicester & Rachel Liney
Edinburgh Aug 03 - photos Rachel Liney
at the Ross Bandstant, Princess St Gardens
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at the Cafe Royal with Peter Michael Rowan and Sally Baker - tour finale
backstage at the Boardwalk Sheffield
with Neil Segrott Jan 2003
live in a photo booth


Platform Arts, Morecambe - backstage
l - r - Dan (in shower), Christo, Frances Black, Declan Sinnott
- on stage
 


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