Australian Blues|Roots|Gospel artist Dan Hopkins plays a punchy brand of modern roots that has a distinct delta flavour with gospel overtones. Dan creates an experience that could be described as Ash Grunwald, Eric Bibb and Paul Kelly meeting down at the crossroads. This culminates in an emotionally driven journey down a sweetly plucked but often dirty slide guitar borne road across the Southern blues idiom.

Winner of the Australian Blues Music Festival Busking Contest in 2016, Dan's dynamic finger style blues has recently enlivened audiences for Wendy Matthews, Mental as Anything and Sydney Blues Challenge winner (2014) Darren Jack.

Dan's smooth rich vocal tone, his dynamic finger style blues and dexterity on the slide guitar mixed with poignant lyrics create a highly versatile performer not to be missed.

With uplifting appraisals from Khris Mazinski (Jeff Lang), Paul Gommersall (Kate Bush; Paul Weller; Sinead O’Connor) and Richard Cartwright (Platinum Entertainment) Dan is definitely a roots act on the rise.

Dan has recorded the E.P Golden Girl at Soundshed Studios (located in Blackheath) in 2010 and more recently a single dedicated to the plight of Asylum Seekers called Think Twice with Syd Green which has received both Triple J and national airplay. The songs often resonate from a place deep down but nothing short of a very entertaining delivery is what you can expect from Dan Hopkins and the Generous Few.

To top this off, Dan's long-time friend Cletis Carr will be performing in the lounge beforehand (4:30-6:30pm -free event).  Why sit at home on a Sunday Night when you can come along to the 'Home of the Blues' for a casual night of great live music.  Bar & kitchen open!  $15 per person.  Welcome to the 'Blues Mountains'!