A Certain Distance
Dave Nachmanoff, Liz Bligan, and Mike Lindauer perform “A Certain Distance”, a song inspired by Dave being refused entry to Canada. Ellis Paul provides harmony vocals on the CD version. Dave does not mean to offend Canadians 😉 . InfluencesAl Stewart, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, The Weavers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Django Reinhardt, Mark Knopfler and many more… For more info on Dave see www.davenach.com.Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Dave Nachmanoff saw Al Stewart live for the first time at Royal Albert Hall in London in 1985 and in 2006 came back and performed with him. At the age of ten he played with Libba Cotton (“Freight Train”). He’s led songwriting workshops for German school children, synagogue groups, a Native American tribe, stroke survivors, and for the Silcocks, a family with 44 adopted boys. In addition, he’s a heckofa songwriter in styles ranging from folk to pop who’s sold over 15000 recordings. He’s a father of two and writes custom songs for weddings and other special occasions. As a side player (guitar, piano, bass, accordion and more) he’s worked with Stewart on a regular basis, as well as many others at venues as far ranging as The Bottom Line and the Edmonton Folk Festival. Oh, and he’s got a doctorate in Philosophy. That he earned in his spare time. Dave grew up in the 60’and 70’s surrounded by the active folk scene of northern Virginia and Washington DC and inspired by Pete Seeger, country rock, early revival folk …
