July 30 - Aug 02, 2010

Biography

The development of Ewan Dobson into the artist that he is today has been an eclectic journey to say the least. After humble beginnings with his first electric guitar playing heavy metal and hard rock music to the structured discipline of his classical training, Dobson has expanded his repertoire to include Bluegrass, Metal, Canadian folk, Techno, Trance, Video Game and Contemporary Fingerstyle music. The culmination of all of these diverse influences has fuelled his creativity to compose his own unique brand of music and resulted in creating the captivating artist that he is today.

Ewan has won first prize in nearly every single Classical Guitar competition across the country. His impressive list of credentials include winning the Grand Prizes from both the Burlington Rotary Fall Music Festival and the Pickering Rotary Music Festival and representing Ontario twice at the National Finals of the prestigious Canadian Music Competitions (CMC), having been awarded the top prize in guitar. Most recently, Ewan was crowned the 2009 Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion. Hen then captured first prize in the acoustic category at the 4th Montreal Guitar Grand Prix. However, Ewan caught the attention of the world by capturing 3rd place at the 38th International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship held in Winfield, Kansas.

Discography

• Ewan Dobson (2009)

Performance Highlights

Ewan Dobson placed 1st in the 2009 Canadian Guitar Festival Championship. He went on to claim 3rd prize at International Finger Style Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas.

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