Dirk Schwenk is an award winning songwriter from the great state of Maryland.  His formal training includes years of clarinet and symphonic band, but he found rock and roll as a late-addition bass player in the High School talent show, and never went back.  He has been singing, playing guitar and songwriting ever since.  He currently plays acoustic music as a solo and acoustic rock with the trio Zenbender.  The emphasis is always on singable songs that go well with a cold beer and a blue sky.  Set lists start with great original music but include everything from Johnny Cash to Jimmy Buffet and the Violent Femmes.  Just as long as its a great song (and even better a drinking song with a Country edge) and we're having as good a time as we can with our time on earth.

"I've Been Thinking" was released in Spring 2011, and is Dirk's fourth collection.   It contains 5 previously unreleased originals and four songs from collections past.  The new tracks includes a love song -- "I've Been Thinking;" a couple of songs inspired by fatherhood -- "Your Life" and "Moon Shine;"  -- and some stuff from the less love-y side of the bed -- "Gotta Go" and "Rocky Bottom."  Its original music -- so listen more than once -- and hopefully the songs will get you were you need to be.

Thanks Heather - http://www.heathermckaybowes.com/

Dirk Schwenk

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We've been gettng a steady dose of parties and private events this Spring, so we have been out in public a bit less, but we are flirting with a number of local outlets looking for the right home for me and the band.  In the meantime, we are putting a bunch of new songs into the set, and preparing ourselves for whatever is coming up next.  We'll keep you posted.

Coming up:
Tuesday, May 15 -- Solo with Brandon Hardesty of the Bumpin Uglies - O'briens on Main Street in Annapolis.  8:30PM
Saturday, June 9 -- With Zenbender at the CSC Strawberry Festival.