Daan Dawg

I want to share a personal update with you.

I have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was caught early, and the medical team is optimistic that the tumor can be fully removed with a Whipple procedure. The cancer has not spread, and I stand a real chance with surgery.

That said, this is a major operation with serious risks. No surgery is without danger, and there is a possibility that I may not survive the procedure. I’m being honest about that, without dramatizing it.

Because of treatment and recovery, my upload frequency will slow down in the coming weeks. As long as I’m still uploading, I’m still here. A gap between uploads does not mean anything has gone wrong — it simply means I’m focusing on treatment.

If there ever comes a time when the music stops completely, please know that this channel will remain online. All existing songs will stay here and can continue to be listened to, shared, and discovered.

Thank you for listening, for being here, and for supporting this channel and the stories I tell. That means more to me than I can say.

5 days ago | [YT] | 25

Daan Dawg

Tonight’s song is different.

It is built around the Our Father prayer, not as worship, but as something many of us learned long before we understood belief. For some people, those words stay, even after faith is gone.

This song is about returning to that prayer in an hour of need. Not with certainty. Not with answers. Just with the hope that doubt might have been wrong.

It is not a religious song, and it is not an argument against belief either. It is about what remains when life strips away control, logic, and certainty, and all that’s left are words learned long ago.

There is no resolution in this song. No comfort is promised. It simply asks the question and lets the silence answer, or not.

Thank you for listening, and for holding space for stories like this on this channel.

🖤

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE!

Today's upload is a Cornish lullaby.

A quiet piece set on the Cornish coast at night, when the boats are tied, the fires are low, and the world finally rests. Written and sung entirely in Cornish (with Cornish and English subtitles!), this one is meant for late hours and still moments.

As always, thank you for listening and for supporting lesser-heard languages through storytelling and sound.

Sleep well 🌙

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE

THIS IS NEW YEAR'S DAY

This song isn’t about celebration, countdowns, or fresh starts. It’s about that moment after midnight, when the calendar has changed but the world hasn’t magically reset.

I’ve always been drawn to songs that dare to say that out loud. Songs that acknowledge continuity instead of comfort, and persistence instead of illusion. This one sits there, awake, with its eyes open.

If you’re welcoming the new year quietly, thoughtfully, or with a sense that reality doesn’t disappear just because we name a new date, this one is for you.

Happy New Year, and thank you for being here!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE!

Today's upload is a song inspired by my favorite story "The Little Match Girl", written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1845. It takes places on New Year's Eve, so this is the perfect time to put this out there.

Andersen’s story is often presented as a fairytale, but it was never meant to be comforting. It was a social indictment, written in a time when child poverty and winter deaths were common and largely ignored.

This song retells that story through music, from the girl’s own point of view. No narrator. No distance. Just the cold street, the passing warmth behind windows, and a world celebrating without noticing who is missing.

This is not nostalgia and not a children’s tale.
It is a reminder of who gets left behind when the world celebrates itself.

While we are (almost) on the threshold of a new year, I wish you all the best for 2026 and beyond. A special thank you to my most loyal viewers who are always there in my comment section (you know who you are!) and who give me inspiration for new songs. You make this little nook of the Youtube realm a safe and cozy place where we celebrate heroes and stories from the past.

On New Year's Eve (local time of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) I will upload a special New Year's song. Please play that one out loud when it turns midnight! And please be safe out there!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

⚔️ New song out now!

This one tells the story of Isabella of France, the medieval queen later known as the She-Wolf of France.

Not as a footnote.

Not as a warning.

But as a woman who understood power, seized it when restraint failed, and changed history on her own terms.

A dark medieval story, told in rock music, from her point of view.

Let me know what you think after listening.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE!

Tonight’s song steps inside Ebenezer Scrooge’s mind during the one night that forces him to look at his past, his present, and his future.

No narrator, no soft focus, just Scrooge facing the three spirits head-on, before redemption comes easily.

And beyond the song, I also want to wish you all a peaceful Christmas Eve, in whatever way that looks like for you. Whether you’re surrounded by people, spending the day quietly, working, resting, or just taking a moment for yourself, I hope there’s some calm and kindness in your day.

Thank you for being here, for listening, for thinking along with these stories, and for carrying them with me through this year. That means more to me than I usually say.

Take care of yourselves tonight. 🤍

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE!

A new Celtic Rock song is live!

This one tells the story of the Ankou, the ancient Breton figure of death, spoken in the first person.

In old Breton belief, death is not evil or cruel, but inevitable and necessary.

No judgment. No fear-driven horror.

Only the quiet certainty of time moving forward.

The song is in Breton, rooted in traditional folklore, with a modern, heavy sound.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE!

Today's song is Blues de Noël.

This is a French Christmas blues for those who don’t fit the picture this season. Not joyful, not festive, not pretending. Just honest. Christmas can be heavy when you have lost people, routines, or a sense of belonging, and I wanted to give space to that without turning it into despair.

This song is about quiet defiance. About staying upright when there is nothing to celebrate, and choosing truth over performance. No fake smiles, no forced warmth, just getting through the night as yourself.

If this resonates with you, you’re not alone here.

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Daan Dawg

NEW SONG RELEASE!

🎵 Jörmungandr The World Serpent | Ragnarök and Thor’s Final Battle

The World Serpent who encircles Midgard, watching ages pass from beneath the sea, knowing exactly how the story ends.

In Norse myth, even the gods are bound by fate. Jörmungandr does not rage against it, he endures it. His final battle with Thor is not born of hatred, but inevitability.

This song explores Ragnarök as a slow tightening of destiny, not sudden chaos, and gives space to a figure who is usually reduced to a monster rather than understood as part of the world’s balance.

As always, thank you for listening!

1 month ago | [YT] | 0