Dave Gunning


Dave Gunning is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Gunning credits the first live concert he ever observed, a 1981 double bill of John Allan Cameron and Stan Rogers, to be a major driving force in shaping the direction his life would take as a musician.
Over the span of his career, Gunning has released fourteen albums, received a Juno Award nomination and has been awarded two Canadian Folk Music Awards, four Music Nova Scotia Awards and recognized with ten 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 and performs impressions of musicians that he has worked with over the years.
The track "A Game Goin' On" from Gunning's album No More Pennies was submitted to the Great Canadian Song Quest. The song was named as a top 10 finalist of the contest. On January 1, 2014, during the NHL Winter Classic "A Game Goin' On" was announced as the winner.

Discography

  • Lost Tracks
  • Caught Between Shadows
  • Live
  • Two-Bit World
  • Christmas
  • House For Sale
  • We're All Leaving
  • ...a tribute to John Allan Cameron
  • Christmas Too
  • No More Pennies
  • Lift
  • Two with J.P. Cormier as Gunning & Cormier
  • Up Against The Sky
  • ''The Same Storm''

    Awards and achievements

International Folk Music Awards:
Juno Awards:
Canadian Folk Music Awards:
  • 2023 English Songwriter of the Year Nomination
  • 2023 Solo Artist of the Year Nomination
  • 2020 Contemporary Album of the Year Nomination
  • 2020 Songwriter of the Year Nomination
  • 2020 Contemporary Singer of the Year Nomination
  • 2020 Solo Artist of the Year Nomination
  • 2011 Traditional Singer of the Year – Winner
  • 2011 Best New Emerging Artist of the Year – Winner
East Coast Music Awards:
  • 2019 Folk Recording of the Year - Winner
  • 2017 Songwriter of the Year Nomination
  • 2017 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2017 Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2014 Solo Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2014 Songwriter of the Year – Winner
  • 2014 Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2014 Video of the Year, These Hands Nomination
  • 2013 Song of the Year – Winner
  • 2013 Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2013 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2012 Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2011 Roots Traditional Solo Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2011 Producer of the Year – Winner
  • 2011 Folk Recording of the Year & Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2010 Male Solo Recording of the Year & FACTOR Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2010 Songwriter of the Year Nomination
  • 2009 Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2008 Male Solo Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2008 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2006 Male Artist of the Year & Album of the Year Nomination
  • 2005 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2005 Male Artist of the Year Nomination
Music Nova Scotia Awards:
  • 2019 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2016 Folk Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2013 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2011 Roots Traditional Solo Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2011 Male Artist Recording of the Year Nomination
  • 2011 Producer of the Year, Recording Studio of the Year Nomination
  • 2010 Folk Recording of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Nomination
  • 2008 Folk Recording of the Year & Entertainer of the Year Nomination
  • 2005 Folk Recording of the Year – Winner
  • 2003 Musician of the Year - Winner
Great Canadian Song Quest:
International Songwriting Credits: