Over the past three decades, Steve Dawson has become such an indelible fixture on the musical landscape of Americana music that it’s tempting to take him for granted. The music that flows out of him is so natural and authentic that it’s possible to forget all of the toil that went into producing it.
Behind the seemingly endless stream of award winning musical output (he has produced and/or played on more than 300 albums since the turn of the millennium, 7 of which have won Juno Awards), is one of the hardest working musicians that Canada has ever produced. Whether he’s turning heads on the concert circuit with his incendiary guitar playing, or pulling the best possible performances out of the many artists that he works with in the studio, Dawson is always striving to take things to the next level.
Joachim Cooder is Ry Cooder's son. He has played extensively with his dad and others over the years and has forged his own career as a first call percussionist and songwriter. On his Nonesuch Records debut, Over That Road I’m Bound, released October 2, 2020, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joachim Cooder uses the plain-spoken songs of country-music progenitor and banjo player Uncle Dave Macon as a jumping off point, playing with the lyrics and reworking melodies for his chosen instrument: an electric mbira (a variation on an African thumb piano).