Dave Nachmanoff
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Dave Nachmanoff is an award-winning American
folk
singer-songwriter and the sideman to Al Stewart
("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"). 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.
. 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.
United States
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folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter and the sideman to Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"). 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
Elizabeth Cotton
Elizabeth Cotton may refer to:*Elizabeth Hope, nee Cotton* Elizabeth Cotten, singer...
(“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 NachmanoffJeffrey Nachmanoff
Jeffrey Nachmanoff is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay for the 2004 blockbuster film The Day After Tomorrow. He wrote and directed Traitor, which was released on August 27, 2008.-Filmography:-Unproduced work:...
. He earned a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Philosophy from the University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
. 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
Al Stewart
Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
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
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
(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 Opera House
The Woodstock Opera House is a historical venue for performing arts and receptions located in Woodstock, Illinois. It was designed as a multi-use facility including City Hall, and the police and fire departments by architect Smith Hoag and built by contractor Simon Brink in 1889 for a cost of...
(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
Silcock Family
The Silcock Family is a family from Huntington Beach, California, USA, consisting of numerous adopted disabled boys. As of March 2008, the Silcock Family has 43 adopted sons....
on three CDs. He appeared briefly during an episode about them on the Nanny 911
Nanny 911
Nanny 911 is a reality television show in the United States, which originally aired on FOX ....
television show.
He’s shared the stage with Cheryl Wheeler, Steve Forbert, The Pogues, America, Alison Krauss and many more.
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)Uncorked (Live with Dave Nachmanoff)Uncorked is the third live album by singer-songwriter Al Stewart, and features guitarist and harmony vocalist Dave Nachmanoff. It was released on September 29, 2009 and was produced by Dave Nachmanoff and released independently on Stewart's label, Wallaby Trails Recordings.-Track listing:#"Last...
(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)