Summary: A BIG SURPRISE on the Frankie and Johnny Music Hour this week. We have a new regular joining us for a few minutes of fun every week. Tune in to find out who our mystery guest is! This week Canada's Down home favorite Dave Gunning joins the stage on the Frankie and Johnny Music Show this week. Dave who is from Pictou County, Nova Scotia is famous for his many talents but the one I find most intriguing is that Dave has proven he can find a song just about anywhere--in childhood memories, local legends and the everyday lives of those around him--and turn it into something profound, honest and deeply moving. Dave has a beautiful smoothe voice, like velvet and a humbleness that is as refreshing as it is endearing. Since his debut in 1997 with Lost Tracks, Dave’s ability to tell a story in song has resulted in six Music Nova Scotia Awards and three East Coast Music Awards (2008 Folk Recording, Male Artist of the Year for House For Sale, 2005 Folk Recording, Two-Bit World), rousing welcomes from crowds at festivals and venues on both sides of the Atlantic and the admiration of Canada's finest composers, a number of whom have become collaborators on We're All Leaving. His recent collaboration, House for Sale's Hard Workin’ Hands with master Newfoundland’s song craftsman Ron Hynes, was named First Place Winner in the folk category in the 2008 Indie International Songwriting Contest and was honored as a Finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition and the John Lennon Song Contest. His song, Cowboy’s Dream co-written with Canadian country star George Canyon was also honored as a Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Come on out for a Down Home Christmas with Dave Gunning.. we will be playing his famous,popular original holiday favorite Daddy’s Beer, which has become a holiday hit with fans and country radio programmers.
