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With his cosmic-country credo tucked under one arm and a quirky intellect under the other, Daniel Donato has become a sort of junior sage for Nashville’s creative fringes. He’s also a late bloomer, just releasing Reflector (Retrace Music), his first collection of all-original material, after several busy years as a guitar wiz for hire and touring solo act. Meant to be consumed over four sides, Reflector’s 15 tracks combine for 65 minutes music that touches on an array of influences, from the Allman Brothers, Dylan and the Dead to Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Bill Monroe.