Dave Gunning is a stand out songwriter from the Nova Scotia tradition that blends Celtic and more in its musical traditions. He has been awarded six East Coast Music Awards out of fifteen nominations This recording shows some of the Celtic influences in his songwriting. He took home two 2011 ECMA awards for this recording, … a tribute to John Allan Cameron. He has also been a finalist in the Great American Song Contest, the USA Songwriting Competition, the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the International Songwriting Contest. Heres his song A Tribute to John Allen Cameron (another of Canadas folk heros) that shows off his craft on the melodic side rather than the lyrical. https://youtube/watch?v=h7G7Ge4_1Rs
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:00:01 +0000