# David Essig

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**David Essig** (born December 2, 1945, in [Frederick, Maryland](/source/Frederick,_Maryland))[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and record label owner.

## History

David Essig was born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1945. In 1971, he emigrated to Canada, and became a Canadian citizen in 1978.[1] He was first introduced to Canadian audiences as a performer at the 1971 [Mariposa Folk Festival](/source/Mariposa_Folk_Festival).[2] He developed a particular popularity in Italy, where he has toured over twenty times.[3] In 1974, he established one of Canada's first musician-owned and operated record labels, [Woodshed Records](/source/Woodshed_Records).[1] A number of the label's releases were distributed by [Posterity Records](/source/Posterity_Records), owned by [Harvey Glatt](/source/Harvey_Glatt), under the Posterity-Woodshed label.[4] The label was revived as "New Woodshed" in 1984.[1] Records produced by Essig include releases by [Willie P. Bennett](/source/Willie_P._Bennett), [Cathy Fink](/source/Cathy_Fink) and [Duck Donald](/source/Duck_Donald), [Dixie Flyers](/source/Dixie_Flyers), [Fred Eaglesmith](/source/Fred_Eaglesmith) and [Jackie Washington](/source/Jackie_Washington).[1]

## References

1. [Biography of David Essig](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-essig-emc); [Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/Canadian_Encyclopedia). Retrieved 2014-01-21.

1. [CBC Music](/source/CBC_Music), [Biography of David Essig](http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/David-Essig) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/) 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-01-28.

1. [Portrait of David Essig](http://www.winterfolk.com/david-essig/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140203001249/http://www.winterfolk.com/david-essig/) 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine; [Winterfolk](/source/Winterfolk). Retrieved 2014-01-30.

1. [Woodshed Records releases](http://rateyourmusic.com/label/woodshed_records/); [rateyourmusic](/source/Rateyourmusic). Retrieved 2014-01-21.

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