Doug Burr isn t a typical Denton scenester. Born in Dallas, the rising folk musician moved to Den ton as a school kid and graduated from Denton High School. He then graduated from University of North Texas, but with an ever-so-useful degree in marketing. Courtesy photo Denton musician Doug Burr’s ‘On Promenade’ is a sort of concept album that chases the darkness with a shot of light and faith. He plays Wednesday at Dan’s Silverleaf.

He didn t start collecting records at 12, and he didn t start singing in church choir. Music knocked on Burr s soul when he was a teenager. He picked up the guitar somewhere around age 18. I was a real bashful kid, he said. I m not a natural showman. Everything I ve done has been driven from the songwriting. He matured quickly for someone who claims not to have discovered good music until adulthood. On Promenade is his second solo album. His first, The Sickle The Sheaves, was re leased in 2003.

Before that, Burr was part of the group the Lonelies. Burr will perform some of his new music Wednesday at Dan s Silverleaf. Eleanor Whitmore and Chris Masterson also take the stage that night. At 34, Burr said it feels like he s taken his time creating a body of work. His ear sharpened in college. I started liking country music because it s melody-based. A lot of it s hokey, I know, he said. I ve always been a little embarrassed that I didn t know how to find good music.

But I started being drawn to country music, and then it was about 96 that I discovered Americana. I realized it can be serious and that I can make music that is melodic. It gives me more freedom. I can be myself. I can be Southern and be sincere. It was really freeing. On Promenade evolved from Burr s ruminations on Greil Marcus Mystery Train, a book about rock n roll that follows the career arcs of Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley, the Band and Sly Stone all against a bigger cultural backdrop.