David Hage

Hailing from the culturally–diverse and economically–depressed anthracite coal mining region of Northeastern Pennsylvania, David Hage performs under the epithet Coal Minor Canary. The name references the canaries that were used in area anthracite coal mines to warn miners of deadly gasses so they could evacuate as a metaphor to passionately share his songs with listeners. His style merges a combination of travis picking borrowed from regional folk music with progressive fingerstyle guitar, alternate tunings, and percussive techniques paired with ethereal effects and looping.