Steve Dawson (Canadian musician)
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| Steve Dawson | |
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| Instruments | guitar, Weissenborn lap steel guitar |
| Associated acts | Zubot and Dawson |
Steve Dawson is a Canadian guitarist, singer and music producer.
Career
Steve Dawson has produced albums by Jim Byrnes, Kelly Joe Phelps, Old Man Luedecke, The Sojourners, and The Deep Dark Woods. He has won two Juno Awards. His "frequent collaborators [include] Chris Gestrin (keys), Keith Lowe (bass), and Geoff Hicks (drums)".[1] His 2004 Juno Award was for Contemporary Jazz Album with the Great Uncles of the Revolution. His 2003 Juno Award was for Roots/Traditional Group Album with Zubot and Dawson. In 2007, 2008, and 2009 he won the producer of the year award from the Western Canadian Music Awards.[1]
His guitar playing has been called "organic [and] flowing", and it includes "...amazing slide and fingerstyle guitar work,... Hawaiian guitar, and psychedelic pedal steel" playing. His album Nightshade was "listed in the “Top 10 Guitar Albums of the Year - 2011” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine."[2]
In 2005, 2006, and 2010 he won the Canadian Folk Music Award.[3] He also won the Independent Canadian Music Award for Roots Album Of The Year twice, in 2000 and 2002. In 2002, he won the Grand Prix de Jazz de Montreal at the Montreal Jazz Festival with The Great Uncles of the Revolution.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Steve Dawson // Bio". Stevedawson.ca. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ "Steve Dawson - Roster". Near North Music. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ "Musicians honoured all across the country. Toronto guitarist and klezmer band among those given prizes". Toronto Star- Toronto, Ont. Quill, Greg Nov 22, 2010 Page: E.6