“My father is a preacher; my mother raised 8 children – she’s the strongest woman I know….she says I’m just like my father…” Marshall Dane is known for consistently delivering an energetic, boot stomping performance that draws in crowds of all ages. Over the past year, he has performed with Alan Jackson, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Michelle Wright and Jim Cuddy, toured with Gord Bamford and Aaron Pritchett, and appeared at multiple festivals and fairs. Always taking time to help those he can, Marshall has given his time to Habitat For Humanity, The Fight To Conquer Breast Cancer, FoodPath, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Music Not Mischief (an initiative steered by Toronto Polices Services). He tours annually throughout the Canadian Arctic, bringing his soulful music to the native Inuit communities. In September 2011, Marshall Dane was one of only 8 artists to be selected from a national horde of national applicants for the Canadian Country Music Awards “New Artist” Showcase. Radio has embraced four of Marshall’s single releases and Country Music News named his album “Running Stop Signs” as the #11 Canadian Country Album of 2011. His fifth single “Sure Thing” is just starting to make waves at radio, with a video released independently through his website, youtube and facebook pages. As he gears up for a great summer of shows and festivals (including sharing the stage with Reba McEntire, George Canyon, Kevin Costner and Jason McCoy), Nashville writing trips and preparing to record the follow-up album to “Running Stop Signs”, you’re going to want to follow the evolving success story that is Marshall Dane.