Dave Panting & Greg Simm

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Saturday, March 28th, 2015
8:00 PM

Dave Panting (mandolin, tenor banjo, bass guitar and bouzouki)

Dave is a versatile musician and a pioneer of the Newfoundland folk music revival. He has been performing, composing and recording for over 30 years with groups such as Figgy Duff, Rawlins Cross and the Panting Brothers. http://www.davepanting.com/

Greg Simm has been recognized four times as a finalist for Music Nova Scotia’s “Educator Of The Year” for his work across the country and as a private instructor in Nova Scotia.

As a multi instrumentalist (guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, tuba, bouzouki, and keyboards), Greg has been heard in a variety of live performances and recording sessions over the years. He has appeared with and/or recorded with artists as diverse as Grammy Award winner Denny Doherty (lead singer of the Mamas and Papas), Lennie Gallant, Kendra MacGillivray, Richard Wood, John Gracie, Teresa Ennis, Alistair Macdonald, Kelli Trottier, Brian Vardigans, Finnan Haddie and children’s entertainers Donna And Andy. For over twenty-five years, he has worked with Master Fiddler Gordon Stobbe on a variety of musical projects across the country. His current group “Prairie Sea” features longtime musical friend Jim Bell on Hammered Dulcimer and Saskatoon based violinist Kim deLaforest. Their debut CD “Prairie Sea” was nominated for a 2013 Music Nova Scotia Award in the “Traditional Folk” category.

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