Through story, song and insight, Dan Berggren invites us into the creative process behind his songwriting, revealing how language and memory work together to honor the people who’ve helped hold us up—our “big beams.” Drawing from his deep roots in the Adirondacks and his decades as an educator and performer, he explores how imagination becomes a form of spiritual practice and how music can be a bridge across generations.

Folk musician, SUNY Fredonia professor emeritus, founding member of the UU Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, and a member of UUCSS since 2004, Dan was recently inducted into the Eddies Music Hall of Fame.