Dani Moon: Triplets, Divorce Songs and Starting Over at 48

Singer-songwriter and author Dani Moon grew up in Bragg Creek, Alberta — raised by a stepfather who toured with Ian Tyson. She lived in Paris, survived the Congo, had triplets, lost her mother in 2013, the same year she experienced the Bragg Creek flood, and put music on hold for over a decade.Now at 48, she's back. Three new divorce songs are dropping, she's performing weekly at Rockies Tavern and Grill in Bragg Creek, and she's self-published two books including "The Water Dish Dogs."In this episode of Bragg N' Bout Business, Dani shares her songwriting process, why she calls herself a "white witch," her advice for young artists, what it's really like inside Calgary's struggling live music scene, and why she believes in Bigfoot.🎵 Find Dani Moon:Instagram: @DaniMoonArtIsItTikTok & YouTube: @MoonMoodsMusic: Spotify, Amazon, all major platforms📚 Books: "The Water Dish Dogs" & "Baby Boom" — available on Amazon00:00 — Welcome & Meeting Dani Moon02:15 — Growing Up in Tucson and Moving to Bragg Creek04:30 — Stepfather Tom Moon & the Ian Tyson Connection06:00 — Living in a Cabin With No Running Water08:00 — From Theater to Music at Mount Royal University10:30 — Shakespeare in the Park & Finding Her Voice13:00 — First Album: McLean and Moon (2001)15:30 — Meeting Her Husband in Paris17:00 — Living in the Congo & Restoring a Cathedral20:00 — Triplets, Loss & the 2013 Alberta Floods23:00 — Solo Album "Big Schemes, Little Dreams" & the $10K Fundraiser25:30 — New Orleans Producer & the Music Industry28:00 — How Dani Writes a Song in 5 Minutes31:00 — Self-Publishing "The Water Dish Dogs" & "Baby Boom"33:30 — Advice for Young Artists: Don't Get Sidetracked36:00 — Handling Criticism & Writing Without an Instrument38:30 — Social Media, AI & the Shift to "Interest Media"40:30 — The Introvert Behind the Stage Persona43:00 — Selling Shoes at Holt Renfrew & Cuba Gooding Jr.45:30 — Stage Fright, Divorce & Not Caring Anymore48:00 — Bigfoot, White Witches & Interdimensional Beings51:00 — What's Next: New Songs, Books & Thursday Nights at Rocky's53:00 — Where to Find Dani Moon