Dave Nachmanoff

Dave Nachmanoff (b. July 23, 1964) is an award-winning American folk singer-songwriter and the sideman to Al Stewart ("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"). ^[1] He has been profiled with feature articles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Davis Enterprise, and the San Francisco Chronicle, with mentions in the Washington Post and New York Times. At the age of ten (circa 1975) he played with Elizabeth Cotton (“Freight Train”), garnering a positive review in a local D.C. (but now defunct) paper, The Washington Star.

Biography

Dave Nachmanoff is a singer-songwriter from Davis, California. He is the brother of screenwriter- director Jeffrey Nachmanoff. He earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of California, Davis. Just Plain Folks honored him with the 2001 Songwriter of the Year award. For five consecutive years he was the Susan Lucci of the South Florida Folk Festival, earning a place as a finalist before winning Best Overall in 2002. SingOut! has praised his “… heartfelt, inspired songwriting … with a delivery both biting and assured.”

He has several solo releases and other collaborations available, and in 2009, appears with Al Stewart on "Uncorked - Al Stewart Live with Dave Nachmanoff". In 2011, he released his first album in five years, "Step Up", featuring musicians Bob Malone (John Fogerty), Ian Sheridan (Jason Mraz), and Victor Bisetti (Los Lobos), and vocalists Al Stewart, Rosemary Butler, John Wicks (of The Records) and Liz Bligan. The CD was produced by Ronan Chris Murphy.

Notable festivals that he has performed at include the Northern VA Folk Festival (Arlington, VA), National Folk Life Festival (DC), Napa Valley Music Festival (Napa, CA), High Sierra Festival (Bear Valley, CA), Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, WA), Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts (Pt. Angeles, WA), Kerrville Festival (Kerrville, TX), Tucson Folk Festival (Tucson, AZ) and South Florida Folk Festival (Ft Lauderdale), to name a few.

Notable music venues that he has performed at include The Great American Music Hall (S.F., CA), The Freight and Salvage (Berkeley, CA), Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz, CA), # The Palms Public Playhouse (Davis, CA), Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), The Sweetwater (Mill Valley, CA), and The Bottom Line (New York, NY), the Woodstock Opera House (Woodstock, IL) to name a few.

As a side player (guitar, piano, bass, accordion and more) he’s worked with Al Stewart on a regular basis, as well as many others at venues as far ranging as The Bottom Line and the Edmonton Folk Festival.

He's worked with the Silcock Family on three CDs. He appeared briefly during an episode about them on the Nanny 911 television show.

He’s shared the stage with Cheryl Wheeler, Steve Forbert, The Pogues, America, Alison Krauss and many more.

Discography

Albums

• Candy Shower (1997, Orchard)
• Snapshots (1998, Orchard)
• A Certain Distance (2001, Troubador)
• Holy Smokes: Ice Cream For Breakfast (2002, Troubador)
• Threads of Time (2004, Troubador)
• In The Family (2004, Troubador)
• Wordless Rhymes (2005, Troubador)
• Time Before The Fall (2006, Troubador)
• Uncorked (Live with Dave Nachmanoff) (with Al Stewart) (2009, Wallaby Trails Recordings)
• Step Up (2011, Troubador)

Awards

• Just Plain Folks Awards (2001) Songwriter of the Year, New Folk Album of the Year, Gospel Song of the Year, 3rd place Best Live Album, 3rd place Best Male Singer/songwriter, 4th place Best Blues Song, 6th place Best Traditional Folk Song.
• South Florida Folk Festival, 2002 Best Overall
• South Florida Folk Festival, Finalist, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Tucson Folk Festival, National Songwriting Competition (2nd Place), 1999; judge (2000)
• Portland Songwriting Association (2001) - Best Overall Song, 1st and 3rd Place in Folk
• SAMMIE Nomination – Best Folk Act (1999)

References

1. ^ Dave Nachmanoff at Allmusic

• ARTIST'S `TWO-TRACKED LIFE' - NACHMANOFF COMBINES PASSION FOR FOLK MUSIC WITH HIS ACADEMIC TRAINING, Richmond Times-Dispatch - April 25, 2002
• Something to sing about - Writing songs with seniors strikes timely note for Northern California folk artist, San Francisco Chronicle - THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - March 24, 2002
• 'Dr. Dave' delivers a solo concert, Davis Enterprise, The (CA) - November 7, 2007

External links

• Official Website
• MySpace
• MusicBrainz

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