David is one of Canada’s most enduring and literate singer-songwriters. Essig may have started out fifty years ago as a hired-gun blues guitarist and mandolin player, but today he’s best known as one of Canada’s most enduring and literate singer-songwriters. On festival stages and in intimate solo concert settings, David is a songwriter with a difference. As one 12-year-old commented recently as he watched David do a soundcheck: “The dude can shred.” For more about David, visit his website: https://davidessig.com