Dan Trilk - Iowa Weather (2016)

Dan Trilk carries on the hallowed tradition of great musical storytellers, such as Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen, through his debut album Iowa Weather. The album charts Trilk’s journey as a young, single man exploring the world to find that his destiny carries him home to the Midwest as a husband, father and teacher. In this way Iowa Weather is akin to flipping through a “sonic photo album.”
Trilk brings his talent as an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, and his ease in almost any genre, to the stripped down tunes of this sonic photo album. Through the songs you experience shades of folk, blues and bluegrass all laid perfectly over the lyrical backdrop of Iowa’s distinct landscape as in “Mississippi Woman,” Trilk’s ode to the love of his life, Ellen.
Although his songs detail his personal journey, the power of Trilk’s music lies in it’s ability to reach the listener through their own experiences. His live shows are routinely peppered with requests for a fan’s favorite because they have built their own memories into the lyrical content as all great songs invite you to do.
For Midwest audiences Iowa Weather will make them feel like they’re having a beer with an old friend, taking stock of where they’ve been, and celebrating the good life with the one’s they love.