Dan Whitehouse, Max ZT | Ten Steps Tour
at Water Yeat Village Hall, Ulverston
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New Yorker Max ZT, aka the 'Jimi Hendrix of the hammered dulcimer' (NPR), and ‘Sensational’ (BBC 6 Music) Black Country tunesmith Dan Whitehouse reunite for the third time June 19-29 2025, touring their exquisite, critically-acclaimed album Ten Steps to ten venues across the UK.
This dreamy collab fuses virtuosic instrumental mastery with soulful song and spoken word, drawing on Dan’s experiences living in Tokyo, Japan, which alongside Max’s deft touch, makes for a captivating, boundary-pushing live experience.
Grammy-nominated Max ZT’s groundbreaking compositional style takes cues from an array of influences, from his training with the Cissokho griot family in Senegal and santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma in India, to his deep love of Irish folk.
Dan’s mellifluous vocal and “subtle, delicate melodies” (Sunday Times) deliver lyrics inspired by themes of fatherhood, his life in Japan, golf swings as a metaphor for life and the bungled US withdrawal from Afghanistan. His carefully wrought, sometimes improvised words, plus Max’s playing, elevate audiences to new musical planes.
“Ten Steps is about tapping into the mood of the present moment, going with the flow,” says Dan. “After four years of playing together, we’re more fluid and in-sync than ever.”
"Meditative.. haunting… great musicianship" - Maverick
“Quite extraordinary record” - folking.com
Dan Whitehouse
Pushing creative boundaries, inviting global audiences into transformative, heartfelt musical experiences “Gorgeous… and intriguing” — The Guardian Renowned for his reflective, genre-defying artistry, Dan Whitehouse’s music dances with genres from ambient, indie, electro to folk - and embraces the living poetry of spoken word. The result is deeply emotive and intellectually rich. His acclaimed albums, The Glass Age and Voices From The Cones, delved into the tensions between human connection and modern technology, as well as the rich heritage of glassmaking communities. His immersive live show, A Night Of Glass, blends song and storytelling, drawing comparisons to David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. In 2025, Dan releases Only Love - a sparse, solo piano collection reflecting on human connection, resilience, and fatherhood. Dan tours solo, and with New York’s Grammy-nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), blending spoken word with hammered dulcimer on Ten Steps, also with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren, co-producer of The Glass Age. “…both extraordinary and beautiful” — KLOF MAG “Subtle and delicate melodies” — The Sunday Times…
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Max ZT
Brooklyn's Max ZT is known as an innovator, although he can trace his roots back to Irish folk music. He creates complex and beautiful compositions from a much-expanded set of influences. Studying in Senegal with the Cissokho griot family and in India, where he received a grant to study under the santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Part of the celebrated trio House Of Waters, ZT is signed solo to Six Degrees Records.…
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on Sat 21 June 2025