Chip Dolan hitchhiked into Austin from Newton, New Jersey in the late 1980's. His eclectic knowledge of music from formal studied piano through rock and pop cover bands found him work with popular Austin bands such as "Hotcakes", whom he ran a successful number of years with. He joined my band in 1994, when we were about to tour my CD "Destiny's Gate" and needed a keyboard player. He surprised and impressed us with some Flaco Jimenez and Mingo Saldivar licks on accordion as well.
He contributed wonderful textures to my 1996 Warner Bros. CD "Dreaming From The Labyrinth", then co-produced my Rounder Records CD "Sigh of Truth" in 2000 with Marvin Dykhuis and me. His first original, "A Song For The Journey", appeared on "Sign of Truth". Since then, his songwriting credits include the song "Buck Town", which appears on his self-released CD, "Right Now". This song, about the neighborhood hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina, received high praises and brought his name into songwriters circles. He lives in Austin, where he still backs up many name performers, jams with Marvin Dykhuis and other Austin all-stars, and plays his own solo shows.
