# Dave Gunning > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Gunning > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Gunning.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gunning > Source revision: 1332336758 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian folk singer-songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dave Gunning | image = | caption = Dave Gunning rocking at some place | image_size = 275 | landscape = yes | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Pictou County](/source/Pictou_County%2C_Nova_Scotia), Nova Scotia | death_date = | Instruments = | genre = [Folk](/source/Folk_music), [Celtic](/source/Celtic_music) | occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter | years_active = 1997–present | label = Wee House of Music Co. | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|davegunning.com/}} }} '''Dave Gunning''' is a Canadian [folk singer](/source/folk_singer)-songwriter born in [Pictou County, Nova Scotia](/source/Pictou_County%2C_Nova_Scotia). Gunning credits the first live concert he ever observed, a 1981 double bill of [John Allan Cameron](/source/John_Allan_Cameron) and [Stan Rogers](/source/Stan_Rogers), to be a major driving force in shaping the direction his life would take as a musician. {{cquote|That show changed my life. I would not be writing and playing folk music if not for seeing that concert and every other John Allan performance in Pictou County.Dave Gunning, "Biography", ''Maple Music''. [http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/dvg/bio.asp] Access date: April 15, 2012.}} Over the span of his career, Gunning has released fourteen albums, received a [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Award) nomination and has been awarded two [Canadian Folk Music Awards](/source/Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards), four Music Nova Scotia Awards and recognized with ten [East Coast Music Awards](/source/East_Coast_Music_Awards). He is known for the incorporation of story telling into his live show. In particular, Gunning relates anecdotes of notable characters from [Pictou County](/source/Pictou_County) and performs impressions of musicians that he has worked with over the years.{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Stories+serenade+slow+dance+Club/6393135/story.html |title=Stories, a serenade and slow dance at Club Saw |work=Ottawa Citizen }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The track "A Game Goin' On" from Gunning's album ''[No More Pennies](/source/No_More_Pennies)'' was submitted to the [Great Canadian Song Quest](/source/Great_Canadian_Song_Quest) (2013 edition: ''[Hockey Night In Canada](/source/Hockey_Night_in_Canada) Song Quest''). The song was named as a top 10 finalist of the contest.{{cite news |url=http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2013-12-21/article-3553424/Dave-Gunning-advances-in-CBC-Song-Quest/1 |title=Dave Gunning advances in CBC Song Quest |work=The News – New Glasgow Newspaper |access-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140106161511/http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2013-12-21/article-3553424/Dave-Gunning-advances-in-CBC-Song-Quest/1 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }} On January 1, 2014, during the [NHL Winter Classic](/source/NHL_Winter_Classic) "A Game Goin' On" was announced as the winner.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dave-gunning-wins-cbc-s-hockey-night-in-canada-song-quest-1.2481461 |title= Dave Gunning Wins CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Song Quest|date=January 1, 2014| work=CBC News}} ==Discography== *''Lost Tracks'' (1996) *''Caught Between Shadows'' (2000) *''Live'' (2002) *''Two-Bit World'' (2004) *''Christmas'' (2006) *''House For Sale'' (2007) *''[We're All Leaving](/source/We're_All_Leaving)'' (2009) *''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'' (2010) *''Christmas Too'' (2011) *''[No More Pennies](/source/No_More_Pennies)'' (2012) *''[Lift](/source/Lift_(Dave_Gunning_album))'' (2015) *''Two'' with [J.P. Cormier](/source/J.P._Cormier) as Gunning & Cormier (2017) *''Up Against The Sky'' (2019) *''The Same Storm'' (2022) ==Awards and achievements== '''[International Folk Music Awards](/source/International_Folk_Music_Awards)''': * 2020 Song of the Year Nomination (''All That's Yet To Come'') '''[Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards)''': * 2012 Roots & Traditional Solo Album of the Year Nomination (''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'') '''[Canadian Folk Music Awards](/source/Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards)''': * 2023 English Songwriter of the Year Nomination (''The Same Storm)'' * 2023 Solo Artist of the Year Nomination (''The Same Storm)'' * 2020 Contemporary Album of the Year Nomination (''Up Against The Sky'') * 2020 Songwriter of the Year Nomination * 2020 Contemporary Singer of the Year Nomination (''Up Against The Sky'') * 2020 Solo Artist of the Year Nomination (''Up Against The Sky'') * 2011 Traditional Singer of the Year – Winner (''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'') * 2011 Best New Emerging Artist of the Year – Winner '''[East Coast Music Awards](/source/East_Coast_Music_Awards)''': * 2019 Folk Recording of the Year - Winner (''Gunning & Cormier - Two'') * 2017 Songwriter of the Year Nomination (''Lift'') * 2017 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination (''Lift'') * 2017 Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2014 Solo Recording of the Year – Winner (''No More Pennies'') * 2014 Songwriter of the Year – Winner (''These Hands'' from ''No More Pennies'') * 2014 Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2014 Video of the Year, ''These Hands'' Nomination (''Director: Scott Simpson'') * 2013 Song of the Year – Winner (''These Hands'' from ''No More Pennies'') * 2013 Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2013 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination (''No More Pennies'') * 2012 Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2011 Roots Traditional Solo Recording of the Year – Winner (''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'') * 2011 Producer of the Year – Winner (''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'') * 2011 Folk Recording of the Year (''We’re All Leaving'') & Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2010 Male Solo Recording of the Year & FACTOR Recording of the Year Nomination (''We’re All Leaving'') * 2010 Songwriter of the Year Nomination (''Made On A Monday'') * 2009 Entertainer of the Year Nomination * 2008 Male Solo Recording of the Year – Winner (''House For Sale'') * 2008 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner (''House For Sale'') * 2006 Male Artist of the Year & Album of the Year Nomination (''Two-Bit World'' ) * 2005 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner (''Two-Bit World'') * 2005 Male Artist of the Year Nomination (''Two-Bit World'') '''Music Nova Scotia Awards:''' * 2019 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination (''Up Against The Sky'') * 2016 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination (''Lift'') * 2013 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner (''No More Pennies'') * 2011 Roots Traditional Solo Recording of the Year – Winner (''...a tribute to John Allan Cameron'') * 2011 Male Artist Recording of the Year Nomination (''We're All Leaving'') * 2011 Producer of the Year, Recording Studio of the Year Nomination (''Wee House of Music'') * 2010 Folk Recording of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Nomination (''We’re All Leaving'') * 2008 Folk Recording of the Year & Entertainer of the Year Nomination (''House For Sale'') * 2005 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner (''Two-Bit World'') * 2003 Musician of the Year - Winner '''[Great Canadian Song Quest](/source/Great_Canadian_Song_Quest)''': * 2014 CBC Hockey Night In Canada Song Quest - Winner (''A Game Goin' On'') '''International Songwriting Credits:''' * 2014 Great American Song Contest – Winner (''These Hands'') * 2013 International Songwriting Competition - Semi Finalist (''These Hands'') * 2010 Great American Song Contest - Winner (''Before The Morning Sun'') * 2009 International Songwriting Competition - Semi Finalist (''Before The Morning Sun'') * 2008 Indie International Songwriting Contest - Winner (''Hard Workin’ Hands'') * 2008 USA Songwriting Competition - Finalist (''Hard Workin’ Hands'') * 2008 International Songwriting Competition - Finalist (''Cowboy’s Dream'') * 2008 John Lennon Songwriting Contest - Finalist (''Hard Workin’ Hands'') * 2005 International Acoustic Music Awards - Winner (''Prince of Pictou'') * 2005 USA Songwriting Competition - Honorable Mention (''Prince of Pictou'') ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.davegunning.com/ Official Web Page] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunning, Dave}} Category:People from Pictou County Category:Singers from Nova Scotia Category:Living people Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters Category:Canadian folk singer-songwriters Category:Canadian Folk Music Award winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dave Gunning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gunning) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gunning?action=history)). 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