To paraphrase Marshall, when he and his energetic crew walked into The Roi, they couldn't help but think that it was a pleasant, big, and clean venue. The staff was considerate, accomodating, and nothing but courteous. The stage was in a great location and the sound was exceptional. Marshall "would definitely return and would really like to pump [The Roi] up."
During his show at The Roi, Marshall also sang classic hits such as Reno by Johnny Cash, Tom Cochrane's Life is a Highway, and Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy by Big & Rich. His performance was enthralling and interactive. At one point in time he sang 'Happy Birthday' to an audience member, faked a stage dive as a joke, and even crawled down from the stage to dance with his fans.
Marshall let's nothing get in the way of a good performance. During the show, one of his guitar strings snapped and he recovered quickly and smoothly, replacing it just in time for his next verse.
"I'm trying to establish myself," exclaims Marshall, who is currently touring Ontario, from Parry Sound to Hamilton, debuting his newest album 'Running Stop Signs' - released August 2010. This adventurous star is also stopping in P.E.I and is touring the Arctic in August.
This will be Marshall's fourth time touring the Arctic. This is, evidently, one of his most inspirational and awe-inspiring trips of the year - he tours up to ten communities, enters the village guitar-in-hand and just plays. Each community varies in population but he plays his heart out regardless.
When hearing Marshall speak about his past tours, it's obvious that this experience is perpetually profound and peaceful - "All of a sudden you see an iceberg or a polar bear trotting along a snow beach. It makes you dig a little deeper, you know, try a little harder." This nature-loving guy describes the tranquility as "God and Mother Nature doing a dance."
So where else does Marshall draw his inspiration from? "Simple," he says, "life. Everything from the good times and the bad times... other peoples' stories too. The life journey, to me, is interesting."
In 2009, Marshall won 95.3 B FMs Big Break Competition, this moment was "huge, huge, huge" and eventually lead to an agent coming to the Emerson Drive show that he was opening for. As a result, his single 'Love and Alcohol' debuted on the radio - exposing his excellence to the world.
Marshall leaves with us a few words of wisdom: "I would say that a general rule to progression in life is to keep making moments happen," which is exactly what he has been doing.
Check out http://www.marshalldane.com/ and order his new album 'Running Stop Signs.' When you order an album online you'll receive an autographed copy!
Be sure to watch out for his new single, 'I needed this.'
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