The title of David Olney's new full-length Dutchman's Curve refers to a horrific 1918 Nashville train wreck that was the result of two trains attempting to travel on a single track. And while Dutchman's Curve doesn't attempt to tell that story in literal terms, Olney's songs imagine life as a series of more manageable collisions. A Rhode Island native, Olney came to Nashville in the 1970s and established himself as a empathetic songwriter with a gift for dramatization and a feel for pithy, blues-derived music. Producer Jack Irwin's light touch complements Olney's mixture of Slim Harpo guitar licks, '50s rock 'n' roll and unsentimental balladry. Dutchman's Curve is a literate record Olney's subjects include crime, middle-aged lust and painter Johannes Vermeer. Train Wreck turns out to be metaphorical, but it doesn't stint on the kind of emotional violence that can freeze you in your tracks. There are, maybe, 20 interesting people in the world, says legendary Folk-Blues performer \u002F songwriter, published author & rising YouTube star DAVID OLNEY. And, they all seem to exist somewhere within his music. On his new DUTCHMAN s CURVE (Deadbeet Records, April 13, 2010) album, David continues to cultivate his own Great American Songbook featuring his multi-dimensional character studies with unparalleled perspective.Continuing to support the arts with his art, the DUTCHMAN s CURVE digi-pak features original hand-carved images from Ms. Julie Sola as printed on an old-school letterpress at Hatch Show Print. Ms. Sola s artwork is also featured on David's 2008 landmark Live at Norm's River Road House, Volume 1 album (Deadbeet Records).In late 2009, David Olney launched his UStream.tv Hear & Now 30-minute live, interactive weekly broadcast in addition to posting videos of his stellar classic poetry interpretations on YouTube. David also became a published author in 2009 with A Sign From God as featured in the release of Amplified: Fiction From Leading Alt-Country, Indy Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians (Melville House). The year also marked his Fan-Exclusive CD release of Ol' Diz: A Musical Baseball Story about Hall Of Fame St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean. David Olney's intelligent compositions have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Slaid Cleaves, Dale Ann Bradley, Ann Rabson, Kane\u002FWelch\u002FKaplin, Niamh Parsons and other