Sleeping Giant Records

04/17/2026

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Folk music brings us back to our roots, where it all began. The 2026 Eddies Music Award Folk/Traditional Nominees are: Dan Berggren, Drank The Gold, Kate McDonnell,
Carolyn Shapiro, Josh Clevenstine, and Keanen Stark and Orion Kribs!

Get ready to celebrate the scene at the Eddies Awards Sunday, April 26 at Proctors >> atproctors.org

04/16/2026

You'll find all the albums, and the new singles, at the Dan Berggren Bandcamp page.

Dan Berggren is a tradition-based songsmith who writes with honesty, humor and a strong sense of place. His songs explore the many dimensions of home, hard-working folks, taking care of our planet and each other. Dan’s roots are firmly in the Adirondacks where he was raised but his music has branc...

01/08/2026

Be Present
Listen, download, sing it!

track by Dan Berggren

11/30/2025

Adirondack Green was released 20 years ago on vinyl, then on cassette and CD . . . now it's available as a digital download:
https://danberggren.bandcamp.com/album/adirondack-green
Do you have a favorite song or album?

08/23/2025

This is no time for giving up, giving in or going backwards. We need all the energy and encouragement we can get to make progress and move forward. In the long folk tradition, Woody Guthrie borrowed the tune "Billy the Kid" for his song "So Long It's Been Good to Know You" - and I borrowed from Woody.
https://danberggren.bandcamp.com/track/hold-on-keep-moving-forward

06/23/2025

Old Songs Festival kicks off my summer concert season - after that it's the beautiful acoustics of Big Moose Chapel. Tell your friends, see you soon!
https://www.berggrenfolk.com/concert-events.html

06/19/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY6mnJaf_xI

06/08/2025

Performed at Tannery Pond Center by Dan & Jenny Berggren on June 8, 2025. The song was written for the grand opening in 2002.©2002 Dan Berggren / Berggren Mu...

05/24/2025

Here's where I'll be singing soon . . . come join me!

June 1 - Beekman Street Arts Fair (w/ Drank The Gold)
June 7 - Tannery Pond, North Creek (w/ Jenny Berggren)
June 27-29 - Old Songs Festival (Jamcrackers)
July 2 - Big Moose Chapel (solo)
July 5 - Minerva Day (solo)
July 20 - Caffe Lena (Jamcrackers)
July 31 - St. Williams (w/ Jeannine Laverty)
Aug. 6 - Great Camp Sagamore (Jamcrackers)
Aug. 8 - Wells Bandshell (Jamcrackers)
Aug. 9 - Arrowhead Park (solo)
Aug. 21 - Grant Cottage (solo)
Aug. 27 - View, Old Forge (solo)
Find details, including start times, at:
https://www.berggrenfolk.com/concert-events.html

05/24/2025

Keep on working, keep on searching
Saying, I will not give in
Keep on trusting, moving forward
Till you find the strength within
Till you get your second wind

track by Dan Berggren