Dandelion Lakewood

Dandelion Lakewood is a bard, multi-instrumentalist, composer, audio engineer, and video maker born in Kansas City.

Dandy became a wandering bard unexpectedly in 2014. It was then that he abandoned his life in Chicago and went on a musical journey spanning Hawai'i, Europe, Ireland, North Africa, The Balkans, and Turkiye to absorb musical traditions and play music for countless people in festivals, bars, cafes, living rooms, barns, streets, and forests.

Dandelion has shared the stage and collaborated with a diverse host of artists, including <a href="spotify:artist:0PrmGoBaby8ghVlWNiXmYH" data-name="Perija">Perija</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5DNkVUEilkWbfILdnFrwMb" data-name="Høly River">Høly River</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:53F4Rl7GDUpFNtSwc2T481" data-name="Cross Record">Cross Record</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1qyxydosK6a3Z52stGG32K" data-name="Jessica Risker">Jessica Risker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:10duXbKJkvdGK5RgktEnxV" data-name="Julie Byrne">Julie Byrne</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4g1ps8WAdlubRH5aPzutwj" data-name="Houtakker">Houtakker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1LfVvUhqjnl8p2y1fvYnSa" data-name="Jake Acosta">Jake Acosta</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:57anmI1X2hXWPrNagFdzZr" data-name="YACHT">YACHT</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5ilW7mgqfRPZzRi28RNk8V" data-name="Nadja">Nadja</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4aYixleuNFJgB56u0UoayD" data-name="ÖZGÜR BABA">ÖZGÜR BABA</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1e7Ac48NUTW8s93OMz7FWE" data-name="Billy Mack Collector">Billy Mack Collector</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2QtYdfYFNNeVRA0Ylr1Wr0" data-name="frank Hurricane">frank Hurricane</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2CwYqr3Nzg4USwZjreSNBp" data-name="Eric Funn">Eric Funn</a>, Izpod Korenin, <a href="spotify:artist:4Fno7dc6IkYTkUpkRgN5fy" data-name="Damla Eker">Damla Eker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3W05ORGtt5h1ZRLukfLJmo" data-name="Margo May">Margo May</a>, members of <a href="spotify:artist:3wlCdsbKljFrpsvwJTCBNr" data-name="Seyyah">Seyyah</a>, and more.

Influences include <a href="spotify:artist:6olE6TJLqED3rqDCT0FyPh" data-name="Nirvana">Nirvana</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6liAMWkVf5LH7YR9yfFy1Y" data-name="Portishead">Portishead</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7Ht57YadlBXcFJDK3plmhO" data-name="The Microphones">The Microphones</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4kwxTgCKMipBKhSnEstNKj" data-name="Animal Collective">Animal Collective</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4XvKzACpcdk5iiZbWNvfbq" data-name="Monolake">Monolake</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6WH1V41LwGDGmlPUhSZLHO" data-name="Autechre">Autechre</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6kBDZFXuLrZgHnvmPu9NsG" data-name="Aphex Twin">Aphex Twin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7GoFQNOTX0suC6Tn59qx8n" data-name="Plastikman">Plastikman</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0FRIWJYklnmsll5M6h4gUL" data-name="The Carter Family">The Carter Family</a>, <a href="spotify:playlist:6yHprflPWiTiiVELXDIVrs" data-name="Anthology of American Folk Music">Anthology of American Folk Music</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7HIccJjwPhWkLVKu0gGJgB" data-name="Erkan Oğur">Erkan Oğur</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4o3Nv2BAyoZkyGaRXv4rT3" data-name="Erkin Koray">Erkin Koray</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0VsS7WKuNEsKGNIWuiwSyZ" data-name="Gaye Su Akyol">Gaye Su Akyol</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:10aOaJc8X3gVtjq0wM7m2T" data-name="Oratnitza">Oratnitza</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2NGRETzxjeN4b9o3OGY6Yn" data-name="Selda Bağcan">Selda Bağcan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7rVsiFwBEEmTNoStle68F3" data-name="Aşık Veysel">Aşık Veysel</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4kNfut5xtwFz4AraRDFarT" data-name="Aşık Mahzuni Şerif">Aşık Mahzuni Şerif</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:11gpivxc3UFbsFmJ4l8u6v" data-name="Oruç Güvenç ve Tümata">Oruç Güvenç ve Tümata</a>, and traditional folk songs worldwide.

Dandy integrates various styles into his eclectic blend of Folk, Blues, Americana, Balkan, Middle Eastern and Psychedelic sounds. He also produces <a href="spotify:playlist:58XP0TTFyHPj9uqMExa4Q2" data-name="Voice Seeker">Voice Seeker</a>, a podcast of voice memos from international friends sharing their stories in a surreal collage.

Dandelion is currently traveling the USA, working on new recordings and videos of both live performances and studio projects.