Dave Carmichael
Spirit Dance
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Canadian singer/songwriter, acoustic-based roots album with great supporting cast of players and female harmonies. Great Sunday afternoon listen...
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DAVE CARMICHAEL - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dave Carmichael is a Canadian singer/songwriter currently based in Montreal, Quebec.
Dave has released 3 critically acclaimed albums and received several ECMA and MIANS nominations along the way. His latest CD, SPIRIT DANCE was nominated for a 2006 Canadian Folk Music award. SPIRIT DANCE features stellar performances from some of Dave's favorite musician's on the East Coast (where he recorded all of his albums to date) including vocal harmonies by Melissa Trottier, whose beautiful voice blends perfectly with Dave's. Her singing is now an integral part of their performances.
Dave and Melissa have toured in support of SPIRIT DANCE throughout the Maritimes as well as Quebec and Ontario. In 2006 they were very happy to be artists in residence in Luzern, Switzerland for 6 weeks and are looking forward to returning there in the near future.
Still very active in theatre, Dave developed a tribute to Gene MacLellan and presented it at Festival Antigonish in August 2006 with members of Gene's original band, where he was musical director the previous season for the presentation of Joni Mitchell:River which drew rave reviews. He also recently starred in a tribute to Buddy Holly at the Stephenville Theatre Festival as well as in a revival of the "Singalong Jubilee" at Eastern Front Theatre.
www.davecarmichael.com
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A True Talent
author: Travis MacRaeFrom the opening track to the finale, this CD is sure to envoke a range of emotions and thoughts in the listener; something every artist should aspire to do. From the nostalgic feel of tracks like "Smile" and "Bury Me Beneath The Willow" to the hopeful and uplifting tracks like "Beautifully Simple" and even the gut wrenching "Dream Within A Dream" and "A Song For You". Dave Carmichael is true talent; one which deserves your full attention and most certainly your $15 for this CD!
This CD definitely makes you want to listen more than once
author: MaplePost - Pat MooreEvery so often I get a CD I want to tell people about. Dave Carmichael’s Spirit Dance is one of those! I met Dave when he lived in Ottawa for about a year, a couple of years back. I had a chance to see him perform as a sideman – a role he plays well; tasteful fills and leads, defers to the “main act” , and is unassuming & humble – but not a wallflower. What a treat when he was back in Ottawa to perform at the National Library and he offered me a copy of Spirit Dance, asking for my comments. This CD is a well balanced collection of songs, that definitely makes you want to listen more than once – in fact I’ve been humming the songs, often the sign of a “keeper”. Dave proves to be a wonderful songwriter and a beautiful singer, tackling with equal ease the soft tender ballads, up-tempo folk-pop, bluegrass, and bluesy swing tunes. The CD starts with Smile, which right away shows off Dave’s voice and strong songwriting -- lyrics and melodies. He moves into Same Train, which uses percussion to get you moving and then treats you again to the softer country feel with Forever. Beautifully Simple has a swing to it, with a country feel, and paints images which draw you into the story. The collection is lyrically pleasing, with lines like “the beautifully simple, simply feels better”, to tongue in cheek fun like “if you can’t live without me, why ain’t you dead yet” (from Why Me). Dave does a version of Bury Me Beneath the Willow which will stand up against any bluegrass version I’ve heard (and I played the bluegrass circuit for 10 years in my earlier life). Really good harmonies throughout the album are by Melissa Trottier, with a few other voices added in a couple of the songs, for a tight and full sound. The last song on the CD features the piano playing of Kim Dunn. Very nice. I love this CD – Spirit Dance deserves to be heard! Any DJ’s out there who don’t have a copy, I suggest you contact Dave through his website www.davecarmichael.com, and get a copy for airplay. Dave occasionally tours, (home is in Halifax) – he would make a great addition to any concert series, from the house concert, to a larger venue. Pat Pat Moore Music www.patmoore@patmoore.net host Weekend Warm-Up CKCU FM 93.1 Fridays at 4:00 www.ckcufm.com
Dave is a guitar-god! Wicked harmonies
author: CynnisterSpirit Dance is close to my heart! Met Dave and Melissa this summer..the opening track brought tears to my eyes.(in a Good way!) A bit of everything here, even a smattering of Bluegrass.Buy the CD, better still...you gotta see Dave in action...SO much music!!
- author: Janice
Love it! Superb writing/vocals & stellar musicians! This is Dave's best yet!!!