In the fall I’ll be doing a John Allan Tribute tour in the Maritimes, then back to Ontario for a bunch of dates and then returning home to do a run of Christmas shows.

Thanks everyone & hope to see you at my upcoming shows,

Dave

I’ve been in the studio quite a bit during the last few weeks working on a John Allan Cameron tribute record. This is a very special and important project to me and something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’m really happy with the way that it’s shaping up!

I’m also looking forward to the summer. I’ll be playing lots of shows on the east coast including StanFest in July, then heading out to Ontario to play a few dates including the Mariposa Folk Festival for their 50th anniversary.

There are some really cool things happening and tours being planned for the coming months and into next year. Check in from time to time to get the latest news!

Take care for now,
Dave

Everything comes in a rush it seems. It’s such an exciting month of shows and to tie all of this together I will be carrying the Sconestone with me. Check it out at www.sconestone.com. I will be the 18th carrier of this beautiful piece of art. Each person who touches the stone commits to doing an act of kindness. It’s already been to many different parts of the world and I will be taking it from Vancouver to Ireland and then back to Pictou County, where I’ll do my act of kindness. At each stop I make, people will be able to touch the stone and make their commitment to doing act of kindness. I will then bring the stone with me to the East Coast Music Awards in Cape Breton and then to Breakfast Television in Halifax where I’ll hand it off to Jason Baxter.

I also wanted to thank Steven Bowers, Thom Swift and Lennie Gallant for the great run of shows that we just finished together in Nova Scotia. I really enjoyed hanging out with you guys, and Steve, we’ll always have the hot tub in Mabou.

The best to you all,
Dave



One of Lovett’s relatively quieter productions (as opposed to the “and his Large Band” releases), the Texas troubadour writes only a handful of the tunes, choosing elegant covers of Vince Bell and Townes, among others. But the pair of those he does pen are among his best, and Galaxie listeners have been hearing a lot of the forceful title track and the melancholy “Empty Blue Shoes”. As the album title evokes, Gunning’s new disc is largely a song cycle chronicling the death of small East Coast towns and a generation displaced westward in search of a livelihood. Co-writes with the likes of James Keelaghan, Rose Cousins, and David Francey add some spice to Dave’s always perceptive tunesmithing.



And now, without further ado, back to our regularly scheduled programming:
 


The Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel’s most-played, high-rotation album releases for December 2009 – January 2010:


Canadian:

1. Dave Gunning — We’re All Leaving — (Wee House of Music/Fontana North)

2. Le Vent du Nord – La Part du Feu — (Borealis)

3. Chris MacLean — Feet Be Still — ( www.chrismaclean.com)

4. Amelia Curran — Hunter, Hunter — (Six Shooter/Warner)

5. Dan Mangan — Nice, Nice, Very Nice (FU:M/Outside)

6. James Keelaghan — House of Cards — (Borealis)

7. Jory Nash — New Blue Day — (Thin Man/Maple Music)

8. The Wailin’ Jennies — Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House — (Outside)

9. Jill Zmud — As We Quietly Drive By — (www.jillzmud.com )

10. Jon Brooks — Moth Nor Rust — (jonbrooks.ca)

11. Dana Sipos — The Moonshine Bridage — (myspace.com/danasipos)

12. Nathan Rogers — The Gauntlet — (Borealis)