Many Moons: A Songwriter's Memoir

by Dayna Manning

Overview

In engaging prose as smooth and colourful as her Juno-nominated melodies, Dayna Manning’s memoir provides a window into the world of her songwriting. In Many Moons, Manning depicts her collaborations with Canadian legends such as Burton Cummings, Chris Hadfield, and William Lishman, providing readers with an intimate view of a musician's life and up-close encounters with some of Canada’s greatest personalities. Manning’s charming debut memoir is a fascinating read, spanning Canada itself as well as a three-decade career in an ever-changing music business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781988279909
Publisher:	Blue Moon Publishers
Publication date:	10/27/2019
Series:	Songwriter Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Juno-nominated singer and songwriter Dayna Manning exemplifies the very best that Canadian folk music can be. Manning’s three-decade career has taken her from coast to coast in many forms, from major label recording artist to independent producer and engineer. As a modern renaissance artist, Dayna will debut her memoir Many Moons along with the sweets sounds of her chamber-folk project in the fall of 2019 on her new album, Morning Light. She is already starting to work with several Canadian songwriters on her next book.

Read an Excerpt

"It was going to be a long Canada Day. We calmed ourselves down and focused on the tasks at hand: sing the anthem perfectly on Parliament Hill on Canada Day. Play “Space Oddity on Earth” for the first time on Earth with an astronaut. All before dinner. No pressure. The day was so memorable. I’ll never forget how exciting it was to be waiting on stage, banjo in hand as Col. Chris Hadfield was announced, and the sound of the crowd cheering for him when he took the stage in his blue flight suit."

Editorial Reviews

"Dayna Manning's memoir Many Moons is a journey in song. It's a time capsule in lyrics. It's liner notes amplified to the tune of a life in music. She lets us behind the curtain of her origin, and chapter after chapter weaves the melodic tapestry of her life's blueprint."
— Valentino Assenza, Host of HOWL radio show,CIUT 89.5FM

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