Dave Teichroeb writes story songs. Layered lyrics telling the tales of humanity. He reads his words like poetry with clever turns of phrase and insight into the human condition. The world reflected locally and globally through his thoughtful eyes. Whether rocking with his band Road Poets or playing a house concert solo, Teichroeb is a captivating song writer and performer. Teichroeb rarely sits idle and is finishing up a 6 song release set for mid 2025. 2024 saw the highly successful release of his album Road Poets. Joined by local greats – Pierre Schryer, Brad Shipley, Nico Rhodes, Tina Jones, Andreas Kahre and Kelly Field, it’s a diverse collection of rock songs. Teichroeb has released 5 other singer song writer albums over his 30 year career. His most successful song to date is called Gabriola from the 2018 release Gabriola Songs.
Below is his most recent release. It tells the story of the lead up to the Iraq War and the lies that got us there.
What They’re Saying!
A recent interview from Aldora Britain Records of Dave’s music career and the recent release Road Poets. “Dave Teichroeb out of Gabriola, British Columbia, acknowledged as running the gamut from ‘90s rocker to Texas styled singer-songwriter’. This craft has recently been captured on his glorious 2024 record, the exceptional ten-track collection of Road Poets, a set with acute lyrical reflections and warm and inviting sonic tones, Dave’s quintessential offering to date.”
Dave’s has 5 older CD’s of original songs as Dave Teichroeb and are available on all streaming platforms(Apple, Spotify, Youtube…). Before working as a solo artist he was a founding member and principle song writer of rock bands Dizzy Maroon(1989-92) and Dissemblers(1993-97)
Dave Teichroeb moved to Canada’s West Coast from Ontario in 2007. He has also lived in Alberta and Texas. You may know him from DROG or Dave’s Records of Guelph. An independent label he operated with Lewis Melville from 1990 – 2000. DROG released over 75 CDs and worked closely with distributor Outside Music. Notable bands were – Rheostatics, Skydiggers, the Inbreds, Kate Fenner/Chris Brown, the kramdens , James Gordon, Jeff Bird and many other independent Southern Ontario acts. You may also know Dave from his weekly radio show – Road Poets Radio on Chly-Nanaimo and CHFR-Hornby Radio.
Dave Teichroeb who?
• Performed for 2,000 at Concert On The Green(2023)
• Toured Germany twice with his 90’s Band Dissemblers
• Toured Ont. for yrs from The Horsehoe to Zaphod Beeblebrox
• Lived and toured in Texas for 4 years
• Opened for Guy Clark, Gurf Morlix, Billy Joe Shaver, Stephen Fearing, 54-40, Big Sugar, Tom Wilson, the Kramdens & many more
• Recorded 6 albums as Dave Teichroeb so far…
• Owned and ran Dave’s Records of Guelph (DROG)
• 16 years as radio host of Road Poets Radio in Nanaimo
• Created and managed 22 Gabriola Live shows during COVID
• Took 10 years off music to raise his daughter
• 3 rock bands (Dizzy Maroon, Dissemblers, Road Poets)
• lives quietly on Gabriola Island, BC
• Just released "Road Poets", first album in 15 years
The Album Road Poets is finished! Use this link to go to Bandcamp to listen and purchase
Use this link for everything else, like streaming sites and video…
Road Poets the album – 2 years, 10 songs, 12 musicians
Track Listing:
1)Yesterday Motel – wistful look back at the good’ol days
2)Old Technology – nothing like a pair of hands and some tools
3)Too Big To Fail – brief history of the human world
4)Goodbye Kiss – living in the present
5)Breathing In Time – love song across borders
6)Pretend To Be Alive – a look at getting old
7)Warmer On The Coast – moving west isn’t always what it seems
8)After The Go Between – the modern family
9)No Place Like Home – fantasy or running away down the road?
10)Year Or Two – finding hope in humanity after Covid
The Band
Vocals/guitars – Dave Teichroeb
Bass – Kelly Field
Drums – Andreas Kahre
Guests
Keys – Nico Rhodes
Backing Vocals – Kathy McIntyre & Chris Jans
Lead Guitar – Brad Shipley(Yesterday Motel)
Lead Guitar – Steve Knox (Too Big To Fail)
Fiddle – Pierre Schryer(Goodbye Kiss)
Guest Vocals – Tina Jones(Breathing In Time)
Banjo – Lewis Melville(Breathing In Time)
Sax – Brian MacMahon(No Place Like Home)
Trombone -Andrew Clayden(No Place Like Home)
Theremin – Jeff Bird(Too Big To Fail)
Throughout 2021-2022 Dave Teichroeb was the Project Manager for Gabriola Live. He booked and organized 20 live performances of Gabriola talent. Many shows were sold out and the series was a huge success financially as well as boosting morale and earnings for arts workers during the Covid19 Pandemic second year.
In 2018 he produced Gabriola Songs , a 40 song double CD of Gabriola Island musicians and song writers. His song Duster was recorded by the Kramdens in 2015, for their CD release No One Here Is Reflecting Any Light, with Dave as the guest vocalist. Road Poets, his theme based radio show goes to air every Friday 8 – 9 pm. Road Poets is on CHLY- FM in Nanaimo (101.7 FM and streams at www.chly.ca) A show that features the best in contemporary folk and Americana music. The show is also podcast here – www.mixcloud.com/RoadPoets
