TRURO - Singer/songwriter Dave Carroll will use a Truro stage to share the characters he's encountered, the life he's lived and the rhythms he's created.
Carroll will perform at the Marigold Cultural Centre in Truro Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Carroll began his musical career in college. In a duo with his brother Don as the popular Sons of Maxwell, the pair recorded eight CDs of more than 40 of Dave's original pop/country songs, won numerous East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) and built a sizeable fan base through worldwide tours.
As a solo artist, Dave's recordings have been honoured with multiple ECMAs, a first-place win in the Unisong International Song Contest and finalist standing in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Ultimately though, it was a broken Taylor guitar that made Dave Carroll an international celebrity. When United Airlines baggage handlers tossed his beloved instrument and refused to accept responsibility, Carroll retaliated with United Breaks Guitars, the first in a trilogy of songs that were to become immense YouTube hits with more than nine million views. The story broke from CNN to The New York Times to Rolling Stone, and culminated with Carroll's appearance on The View.
The guitar has long since been repaired and with the release of Perfect Blue, the silver strings resonate with the power of new songs.
Tickets for Carroll's Truro performance are $20. Tickets can be purchased at the Marigold box office and MacQuarries Pharmasave.
