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Steve Dawson

Instruments: Guitar, Composition/Songwriting, Knobs and Dials, banjo, pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, ukulele, some other weird stuff details
Black Hen Music proudly presents the new album from multi Juno Award-winner Steve Dawson, “We Belong to the Gold Coast”. Steve has evolved into a musical chameleon, whether appearing with his group Zubot and Dawson, the avant-folk quartet The Great Uncles of the Revolution, blues legend Jim Byrnes, performing his own solo shows, or producing acclaimed albums in the studio. On stages ranging from Dobrofest in Slovakia to the renowned Monterey Jazz Festival and almost every major music festival in Canada, Steve is constantly striving for unique sounds and approaches to acoustic music. His instrumental abilities have landed him on stages with artists as diverse as Bob Brozman, Gil Scott-Heron, John Lee Hooker, Oregon, David Lindley, Long John Baldry, Oh Susannah, and Francois Houle, to name just a few. When the renowned guitarist/songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps put down the slide guitar to focus on songwriting a few years ago, he called on Steve to play the slide parts for the album “Slingshot Professionals”. Steve’s arsenal of instruments that he plays always grows, but includes all kinds of guitars, banjo, ukulele, Weissenborn Hawaiian guitar, dobro, lap steel, and mos... more...
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Current Projects

Jim Byrnes Acoustic Band
Guitars, pedal steel, production
2003 - present
Kelly Joe Phelps
slide guitar, production
2003 - present
Great Uncles of the Revolution
Guitars, ukulele
2001 - present
Zubot & Dawson
Guitars, production
1998 - present
Steve Dawson
Guitar, vocals

Past Projects

The Spirit Merchants
Guitars, vocals
1994 - 1998
The Seams
Pedal Steel
? - 2005