Vancouver Province

Quite simply one of a handful of steel-string guitar players who can create magic, Steve Dawson is well known for his work in various Juno Award-winning bands, playing everything from folk to blues to avante-garde. Turns out he's also a pretty fine singer, with a knack for panning the kind of unhurried folk/pop a la Ry Cooder and David Lindley that once ruled in southern California. Of course, there are also some Hawaiian traditional tunes, new grass, jazz/folk blends and more, just to make every home-grown string bender feel a bit more inferior.

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-Stuart Durdeyn