Dave Moore (singer-songwriter)

Dave Moore (born Cedar Rapids, IA, July 5, 1951) is a folksinger, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Iowa City, IA. He is accomplished on the guitar, harmonica, button accordion, pan pipes, and more. He performed regularly on A Prairie Home Companion between 1986 and 2014.[1] His ninth album, Breaking Down to 3, was the subject of an interview-feature on NPR’s All Things Considered,.[2] In 1985, he won a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study Conjunto accordion with Fred Zimmerle in Texas; he had previously "spent the bulk of the '70s traveling through Latin America and the American South and West, soaking in a wide range of musical influences along the way,"[3] and studying with folk musicians in San Cristobal de las Casas and Chiapas.

Partial Discography: Albums with Red House Records
  • Jukejoints and Cantinas (rec. 1984; released 1985, Red House Records) with Paul Cunliffe and Dough Thomson

As a sideman he has recorded with many musicians, including Greg Brown (folk musician).

References
  1. "Dave Moore," Prairie Home Companion artists page, URL=http://prairiehome.org/guests/dave-moore/ Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. All Things Considered, Sept. 24, 1999, URL=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1064511
  3. No Depression, "Dave Moore - Nine years later, but better late than never," April 30, 1999, URL=http://nodepression.com/article/dave-moore-nine-years-later-better-late-never
  4. No Depression, "Dave Moore - Nine years later, but better late than never," April 30, 1999, URL=http://nodepression.com/article/dave-moore-nine-years-later-better-late-never
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