Robert Dale Klein News

12/31/2025 - My song “The Leavin' Door” was a Finalist award winner in the Lyrics category, and its associated Official Music Video received an Honorable Mention, in the 42nd annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Washington (SAW).

10/09/2025 - Release of single: “The Leavin' Door,” a contemplative exploration of life's one-way journey through death's door into an eternity of light and reunion.

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07/13/2025 - today my friend Phil Madeira released his new album, "Falcon," which includes the fun song "Working At My Own Pace" that Phil and I co-wrote with our pal Lucas Thompson.

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12/31/2024 - The offical music video for “Out of the Darkness” won an Honorable Mention in the 41st Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest.

2/17/2023 - Release of Celtic-infused single: “Tír na nÒg (Land of Eternal Youth)” co-written with Cindy Morgan (on backing vocals).

December 2022 - Appointed as a Coordinator of nine local chapters in NSAI's Mid-Atlantic Region, including the Washington, DC chapter for which I've served as a Coordinator since 2011.

October 15, 2022 - My co-write with Dan Navarro, “She Dreams in Music”, is the opening track on Dan's album “Horizon Line”, and was on the 2022 First Round Grammy Ballot for “Best Americana Performance”​

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37th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest 2020: Honorable Mention – Lyrics Only Category (“Old Man Disguise”)

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My album “This Side of the Dirt” ranked #6 for the Year 2019 on the Outlaw Country Chart (Roots Music Report)​

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2017 - Honored to co-write the closing credits theme song “Thank You" for the documentary film “From Grief to Gratitud” with my friend Donna Britton Bukevicz.

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11/21/2025 - Release of single: “Thin Places,” where, according to Celtic mythology, the veil between our earthen world and the spirit realm "thins" to transparency. Co-written in Ireland with Karen Alice Dunbar and Dave Ravensong Dampier.

09/23/2025 - today my friend Candy Fernaux released her newest single, "Soften My Fall," which we co-wrote with our friend Chris Brooks.

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3/20/2025 - Live TV interview and performance of two songs as the musical guest of Fox Channel 7's highly popular "Good Day Austin" morning show!​​

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5/10/2024 - Release of single: “Out of the Darkness,” a rock anthem co-written in Ireland with Emerald Isle native Sammy Horner.

2/17/2023 - In 2019 I had the pleasure of co-writing "Light Me Up" with Juliana MacDowell and Todd Breck. It's available on Juliana's album "Big Old Yellow Moon".

May 23, 2022 - My collaboration with Sasha Lazard, "I Wonder What You See" is Overall Winner, NSAI Chapter Challenge Contest 2022. ​​​​

02/15/2021 - Release of single “I Wonder What You See”, a duet with co-writer artist Sasha Lazard.​​

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Co-wrote with the artist “Light Me Up” on Todd Breck’s album “Carnival,” 2020, along with our co-writer Juliana MacDowell.​​​​

2018 - Released 10-song album “This Side of the Dirt” backed up by Emmylou Harris's touring bandmates and other Nashville notables.​​​

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2016 - On his album “Joy Wins,” my friend John Mulder released our song “The Book of My Father” that we co-wrote (inspired by each of our fathers).

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