Originally born in Germany and transplanted to the US as a young teen, Antje Duvekot began to hone her observational skills through a lens of biculturalism when she picked up a guitar during that move. Some years later, the confessional folk of Dar Williams and Ani DiFranco gave her license to share her observations, no matter how personal. Since her first emerging original songs, she has never let go of that tenet of vulnerability.
Dakota Blonde is Mary Huckins, Don Pinnella & Tony Raddell and wow, have they played and sung their way into countless hearts & souls around the globe! “Highly addictive & absolutely contagious” is how their loyal & captivated audiences describe them! They met through their careers in Music Therapy, working with children and adolescents who are emotionally troubled. Therapy… yes… these three have a special knack for including audiences in their music and finding the heart strings that music plays in all of us. This special capacity for empathy could explain the titanium bond the band quickly forms with their audiences.