People who attend shows put on by singer/songwriter Pat Dailey know what they're going to get. They like the trigger phrases he sends out that signal it's time for audience participation. They like the way he teases them. They like his songs about fish and about Ohio, the drinking songs and the love songs, and the sly digs Dailey gives to what some would call his Florida counterpart, Jimmy Buffett. Once in a while, some brave soul even requests a Buffett tune from Dailey, which he artfully sidesteps. He returns to his repertoire of fish songs. Or throws out a novelty number about a bar. And people like it so much, they have kept Dailey busy with steady year-round gigs, mainly divided between Put-in-Bay, OH, and Key West, FL. For almost a decade, in fact, Dailey has sold out the approximately 40 concerts he plays annually. His yearly schedule is beefed up by almost 100 more bar shows. Despite his comical aversion for Buffett, Dailey has ended up with the nickname "the Jimmy Buffett of the North." ~ Linda Seida, All Music Guide
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