Upcoming shows and events (details
on all shows):
* Shearwater
Bluegrass Band, BC Bluegrass Workshop, Aug. 23-28, Sorrento,
BC
After gigs at the Filberg Festival and the Butchart
Gardens this summer, Dave and Shearwater Bluegrass bandmates Tammy
Fassaert and James Whittall are gearing up for a return to the Sorrento
Bluegrass Workshop in Sorrento, B.C. at the end of August.
The Sorrento workshop is a homecoming of sorts for the
trio. They first played together at the celebrated bluegrass workshop in
2006.
September will see Dave in a special concert appearance
with extraordinary Victoria fiddler Adrian Dolan, of Bills fame. The
pair, two of Vancouver Island's most cerebral and emotional musicians,
will play an afternoon gig at Grace Lutheran Church on Fort Street on
Sunday, Sept. 13. More details will be posted as they become available.
Finally,
Shearwater Bluegrass got a rave review in the bible of folk
music, Sing Out! magazine. The review, which appears in the latest
issue, salutes the band's self-titled debut album and the playing and
songwriting of the trio. Among the material mentioned in the review is
Dave's song Argyle Street (co-written with Lucinda Chodan),
which was recently named first runner-up in the bluegrass category of
the 2009 International Acoustic Music Awards. The song will be part of a
IAMA compilation album.
