Society Hall Welcomes Multiple Award Winning Folk Artist Daniel Boling!

Society Hall is thrilled to welcome award-winning folk artist Daniel Boling to Alamosa! Residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Daniel is one of the most lauded and applauded folk singers anywhere, both nationally and internationally, and is often compared to such legends as John Prine, Steve Goodman, and Tom Paxton, with whom Daniel has collaborated with on numerous songs and three full albums. The concert will be Friday July 17th at 7:30 PM at Society Hall, 400 Ross Ave in Alamosa. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and are available at the link below and at the Green Spot at 711 State Ave in Alamosa. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel.
Winner of the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk songwriter contest, the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival song contest, and others, Daniel shares experiences from a life well-lived in three countries and seven States. His friendly tenor and well-crafted story songs delight audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad from house concerts and listening rooms to major festivals – Kerrville, Winfield, Woody Guthrie, and more. Daniel is also one third of the iconic 1960s folk trio The Limeliters.Born to a folksinger mother and an Air Force father, he was raised on folk music and sang harmonies before he spoke complete sentences. His family lived in several countries, and later Daniel worked as a National Park Ranger (yes, the gun-toting kind) and as a Criminal Investigator for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for 30 years. He started touring full-time at 50, when most guys are planning their retirement.
Daniel’s songs tell interesting stories about a variety of characters, including himself. He plays guitar and banjo with a deft fingerpicking style that always enhances the stories, and sometimes plays a bit of harmonica into the bargain. His clear tenor draws positive comparisons to John Denver and Pete Seeger, and like Pete, Daniel is happiest when his audience sings too!
Daniel's 11th solo album since 1999 – "It Matters", featuring Tom Paxton (Berkalin Records - 2025) – features 16 songs cherry-picked from three times that many Daniel and Tom have co-written since their previous collaboration album in 2023. It was chosen New Mexico Music Awards “Best Album of the Year”. "Love, Dan" (Berkalin Records - 2024) appeared on "Top 10 Albums" lists from folk DJs in England, The Netherlands and the U.S.A., and won New Mexico Music Awards “Best Folk Song” and “Best Children’s Song”. "New Old Friends" (Berkalin Records – 2023) was also entirely co-written by Daniel and legendary folk songwriter Tom Paxton. It reached #4 on folk charts in North America, #5 in Europe, and won “Best Album of the Year” in the New Mexico Music Awards.