Kehler / Lloyd Christmas Back Home CD

Dan Kehler (producer/arranger/guitar/mandolin/bass) Dan has been composing in the film and video industry for the past 18 years. He received formal training as he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in music and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Dan brings a variety of experience to each project with over a dozen credits for film, television and video games. He has also written over 50 local and regional television advertising spots winning Dan four California ADDY awards and a Citation of Excellence from the American Advertising Federation.Dean Lloyd (harmonica/concertina/penny whistle)Dean brings a vast amount of experience in Celtic and Americana styles to this CD.Dean heads up the \"Wawona Philharmonic\", providing music for the widely popular barn dances at Yosemite National Park.Bill Thornbury (arranger/guitar)Bill, as a singer-songwriter, has landed numerous national television and radio commercials for Honda Motorcycles, Chrysler-Plymouth Arrow, Sprite, Coca-Cola, and many more.Bill was signed as staff songwriter to 20th Century Fox in L.A. and later with MTM Records in Nashville. He has had over sixty of his songs recorded by other artists. In addition, Bill has a long list of television and film credits as an actor starring in MGM’s sci-fi/ horror cult film classic “Phantasm,” \"Phantasm III\", and \"Phantasm IV-Oblivion\"; guest star “The Rockford File’s”, guest star CBS Mini Series: “Doctor’s Private Lives”, NBC Movie of the Week- “Sara T., Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic”, co-star CBS pilot and CBS television series: “Secrets of Midland Heights”, “Rising Stars” an NBC pilot, American Film Institutes: “Iron and Horse”, Pierre Cossette’s ABC Wide World of Entertainment Special “In Search For The Singing Cowboy.” Bill has just released his newest CD entitled “Torn Little Page\". Additionally, Bill performs with The Sons of the San Joaquin, who were recently inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame.Tim Johnson (violin)Tim has been performing music in churches, recitals, rodeos, barn dances, family events, and just about any kind of event one could imagine since the age of eight, winning local and regional music contests as a fiddler and classical violinist. Tim is a versatile musician who performs all styles of music on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and bass and is in demand nationally by artists/bands in country, western, gospel, blues, jazz, and rock music genres. From 2000 to 2007, Tim performed nationally, including Carnegie Hall in NYC, NY, with the “Sons of the San Joaquin”. The Western Music Association (WMA) voted Tim the \"2007 - Instrumentalist of the Year\" award. Tim\'s latest album, \"American Fiddler\" was also nominated swing album of the year.