BY BOB BALE
Dave Gunning is not exactly a household name in Northern
Ontario. However, music savvy Sudburians who are aware of
Gunning's musical prowess quickly snapped up tickets to his
Oct. 19 show at Respect Is Burning Supper Club. Due to this
early sell out, a second show has been added in Sudbury for
Oct. 18.
Greg Quill of the Toronto Star had this to say after seeing
Gunning perform last year: "With his fourth CD, a richly
crafted work of the highest musical and lyrical substance,
Gunning confirms predictions that he is the next big thing in
the True North Of Song, an artist as compelling, as assured and
attentive to the every nuance of the writing and performing
process as Lightfoot, Cockburn and Stan Rogers before him, and
as gifted as these great composers with a potent sense of place
and time, and wisdom beyond his years."
Gunning has won numerous awards on the East Coast on his way to
solidifying his reputation as one of the finest artists in the
Maritimes. He won the 2005 East Coast Music Award for Folk
Album of the Year. He was also nominated as the ECMA Male
Artist of the Year. He is also a multiple winner of Music
Industry Awards for Album of the Year and Musician of the Year.
Gunning has appeared on national television several times over
the past year and a half with the most recent airings taking
place on CTV Good Morning Canada on the Labour Day weekend. In
addition to extensive touring with country star George Canyon,
Gunning cut his chops early on a Canada wide tour with Stompin'
Tom. He will tour extensively with John McDermott in large
venues throughout Ontario later this fall. The shows in Sudbury
are part of a 16-date Ontario tour to support the release of
his much-anticipated fifth album House For Sale.
Tickets for the Oct. 18 dinner concert are now on sale. There
are only 66 tickets available. This is an all-inclusive dinner
concert at Respect Is Burning. Tickets are $50. Call Bob at
523-6200 to purchase.
