Daily Discovery: Daniel and the Lion, “No Ghost”

Hailing from Baraboo, WI, the freakishly talented circus town of 10,000 residents (see Phox, Boom Forest, and Foreign Fields) Nashville transplants Daniel and the Lion come from rare stock, a folk-pop duo of songwriter’s songwriters that are both widely appealing and positively authentic. Comprised of classically-trained percussionist and pianist Daniel Pingrey and lumberjack-meets-sensitive singer Jimmie Linville, Daniel and The Lion write songs that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

ARTIST:  Daniel and the Lion

SONG: No Ghost

BIRTHDATE:  August 1st, 1986

HOMETOWN: Baraboo, WI

CURRENT LOCATION: East Nashville, TN

AMBITIONS: Iron Chef Champion, Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Top 8

TURN-OFFS: lyrics like “shine,” or anything about what time it is.

TURN-ONS:  lyrics like “dude,” or “whatever.”

DREAM GIG:  Red Rocks

FAVORITE LYRIC: “i once had marigolds for eyes/that seemed to fade on sunny days”

SONG I WISH I WROTE: The song I wish I wrote is “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton. It’s the best song that has ever been written, right?

MY FAVORITE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: I got to sing Rain King on stage with the Counting Crows during an encore…that was pretty insane.