Post by Joe on Nov 27, 2008 22:11:44 GMT -5
Dave MacIsaac has been acknowledged as one of Canada’s premiere Celtic guitarists.
Born in 1955, son of Alex Dan and Frances MacIsaac, Dave was raised on Drummond Court in the north end of Halifax NS, where he was weaned on Cape Breton fiddle accompanying his father on guitar. As a young teenager Dave delved into the blues under such great guitar influences as Freddie King and Jeff Beck. Meanwhile on Edward Street, in the south end of Halifax, Scott Macmillan, also born in 1955, was himself a budding guitarist. Scott was surrounded by the musical influences of his older brothers John and Mark, both the music they listened to and the music they played.
After hearing rumours about each other as "those hot young guitarists," they finally met in 1970 in grade 10. It didn't take long for Scott and Dave to discover a musical wavelength and friendship that would keep them coming back to each other no matter where their paths would lead. In the early years they spent countless hours exchanging guitar licks and spurring each other on. On a professional level they began their special brand of rockin' blues interplay in ACME Blues Band, 1974-76.
Dave is widely sought after as a celtic guitarist, violinist, and session picker extraordinaire. It is not uncommon for Dave to be flying off to Ireland or Washington DC, accompanying the fiddle greats of Cape Breton Island, then to come home to Halifax and be off again this time to a studio or on a tour to add his irrepressible talents as a sideman and session player.
Dave recently won two 2006 East Coast Music Association awards in the categories of Male Artist Of The Year and Instrumental Artist of the Year. His solo album "Nimble Fingers" was the 1996 ECMA winner for Celtic album of the year.
His newest venture, a collaboration with Roseanne MacKenzie, promises to delight Celtic music fans in 2009.
Info courtesy of www.scottmacmillan.ca/albums/souls.html
Born in 1955, son of Alex Dan and Frances MacIsaac, Dave was raised on Drummond Court in the north end of Halifax NS, where he was weaned on Cape Breton fiddle accompanying his father on guitar. As a young teenager Dave delved into the blues under such great guitar influences as Freddie King and Jeff Beck. Meanwhile on Edward Street, in the south end of Halifax, Scott Macmillan, also born in 1955, was himself a budding guitarist. Scott was surrounded by the musical influences of his older brothers John and Mark, both the music they listened to and the music they played.
After hearing rumours about each other as "those hot young guitarists," they finally met in 1970 in grade 10. It didn't take long for Scott and Dave to discover a musical wavelength and friendship that would keep them coming back to each other no matter where their paths would lead. In the early years they spent countless hours exchanging guitar licks and spurring each other on. On a professional level they began their special brand of rockin' blues interplay in ACME Blues Band, 1974-76.
Dave is widely sought after as a celtic guitarist, violinist, and session picker extraordinaire. It is not uncommon for Dave to be flying off to Ireland or Washington DC, accompanying the fiddle greats of Cape Breton Island, then to come home to Halifax and be off again this time to a studio or on a tour to add his irrepressible talents as a sideman and session player.
Dave recently won two 2006 East Coast Music Association awards in the categories of Male Artist Of The Year and Instrumental Artist of the Year. His solo album "Nimble Fingers" was the 1996 ECMA winner for Celtic album of the year.
His newest venture, a collaboration with Roseanne MacKenzie, promises to delight Celtic music fans in 2009.
Info courtesy of www.scottmacmillan.ca/albums/souls.html