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“People ask me all the time, ‘My kid wants to do music. What can you tell me about how to get started?' I have no friggin’ idea!"

In spite of his modesty, Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Dave Gunning has reached substantial heights in folk music. The 14 albums he’s released since 1996 includes the brand new, The Same Storm, two Christmas albums and a duo release, Two, with J.P. Cormier with whom he’s working on another set for release in early 2023. Dave’s collaboration with David Francey, 'A Game Goin’ On', won the Hockey Night in Canada “Song Quest" in 2014. Dave has also been nominated for a Juno Award, won two Canadian Folk Music Awards and eight East Coast Music Awards.

The new album features personal and historical songs written over the past two years including songs co-written with singer-songwriter Jim Dorie who passed away in 2015.

“We had titles or verses kicking around with nothing finished so I set an empty glass on the table or with a bit of beer in it, pretending Jim was with me or imagining, ‘What would Jim do?’.

Throughout his career Dave has co

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Gunning, Dave

Websites: https://davegunning.com/
Origin: Pictou, Nova Scotia
Biography:

Up Against The Sky

Dave Gunning is best defined as a master craftsman. Over the course of 23 years and 11 earlier albums, the Nova Scotian folk singer/songwriter has diligently sharpened his skills, developing into a poetic storyteller and emotionally convincing singer with few equals.

The fruits of those labours are now vividly on display in his latest collection of songs, Up Against The Sky. The relaxed and intimate feel of the record reflects its method of creation. “I focused a lot on tones and the vibe, rather than strategic parts on this one. Many of these tunes were sung and played at the same time, and that prevented me from being able to go back and edit, forcing a little more honesty.”

The sessions in Dave’s home studio were co-produced by Gunning and Jamie Robinson. Gunning contributed the bulk of the instrumentation, including all the bass parts and even drums on every song but one. Musical guests include his close musical comrade J.P. Cormier on fiddle on “Celebrate Th

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“There's a song in there somewhere," sings Dave Gunning optimistically on his seventh album We're All Leaving, but the Pictou County, Nova Scotia performer is being far too modest.

Scoring three 2010 East Coast Music Award Nominations for Songwriter, Male Solo Recording and FACTOR Recording of the Year, and recently named as a Finalist in the Great American Song Contest and International Songwriting Competition for his song, Before The Morning Sun (co-written by James Keelaghan), Gunning is on the move.

Since debuting with Lost Tracks in 1997, Dave has proven he can find a song just about anywhere–in childhood memories, local legends and the everyday lives of those around him–and turn it into something profound, honest and deeply moving.

Dave’s ability to tell a story in song has resulted in six Music Nova Scotia Awards and three East Coast Music Awards (2008 Folk Recording, Male Artist of the Year for House For Sale, 2005 Folk Recording, Two-Bit World), rousing welcomes from crowds at festivals and venues on both sides of the Atlantic and the admi