Dave Kline is an award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, entertainer, radio, TV, Podcast and event producer, music-historian, public speaker, and writer who has performed and traveled all over the world. He’s the producer and host of the weekly Mountain Folk radio and web show which has been on the air for the past 40 years on various terrestrial radio stations, Internet stations, satellite radio stations and outlets such as the Apple iTunes Podcast Network and Podbean. He also produces a world-music show called “Happiness” and a blues show called “Come On In My Kitchen”. His original music can be found at all digital download stores such as Amazon, CD Baby, and Apple iTunes. To hear any of Dave’s shows go to www.mountainfolk.com
That having been said, Dave’s love of travel and traditional folk culture has blended well with his passion for spending as much time in the outdoors as possible. An alpine and Nordic downhill and cross-country skier, a fisherman, a mountain climber, hiker, kayaker, bicycle riding enthusiast and gardener, it’s the spirit of independence and freedom that compel Dave to keep on moving forward. Despite the aging process, which we all go through, and even with aches and pains enough to share, Dave feels as though physical activity in the outdoors is cleansing and therapeutic for the soul. It’s also a source of great inspiration for his creative side and it gives him a reason to get out and experience activities, people and cultural happenings that he can later share with others through his writing, podcasts, broadcasts, photography, and videography.
When asked about it Dave replied, “Most times I don’t actually think about the activities I do as exercise or a burden. I feel like I’m out there to have fun and maybe learn a thing or two along the way. My brain still tells me that I’m in my 20s even when my body begs to differ. I think fear also motivates me. To be honest, the thought of not having adventures scares the heck out of me. My wife and I have four children and six grandchildren and I want to play with them outside. I want to show them that there’s a real-world to have adventures in, rather than spend hour after hour in cyberspace. Look around you when you’re in a restaurant or almost anywhere else. It’s like we’re living through the zombie apocalypse. People sit with each other but they don’t communicate with each other. That aside, my oldest daughter once gave me a fun plaque that now hangs in my production studio. It says ‘You can’t stop yourself from aging, but you can always be immature’. I often pause to look at it and smile.
