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Don Ross at the Wine Cellar

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In 1988, Don became the first Canadian to win the U.S. National Fingerpick Guitar Championship. He won again in 1996, still the only two-time winner of the competition. He signed a recording deal with Toronto-based Duke Street Records and released three CDs for them between 1989 and 1993. He then recorded three CDs for Sony/Columbia between 1994 and 1997, and then three more for Milwaukee-based Narada Records between 1999 and 2003.

With the collapse of the conventional recording industry in the early 21st century, Don entered into a new venture with Milwaukee-based CandyRat Records and its founder, Rob Poland. The move to a completely internet-based model of releasing recordings resulted in the first ever CandyRat CD, 2005s Music for Vacuuming. Don has released numerous CDs and DVDs for the new label, including his new album, A Million Brazilian Civilians, on CD and see-through orange vinyl.

Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European countries, Japan, Taiwan, China, Australia, Russia and India. He has played with symphony orchestras in Canada and Germany, and collaborated live and on recording with U.S. guitarist Andy McKee, Canadian singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Canadian guitarist Calum Graham, & Toronto bassist Jordan OConnor.

In 2019, Don released a recording by his new quartet, Don Ross Louder than Usual. The band is the result of an invitation to perform in ensemble at last year's Ottawa Jazz Festival. With DRLTU, Don collaborates with some of North America's finest just musicians on tunes that were originally conceived of as ensemble tunes.

Don Ross grew up in Montreal, has lived at various times in Ontario, Nova Scotia, the USA, China and Quebec, and now resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For additional information, visit Don Online:

http://www.donrossonline.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/DonRossMusic
http://twitter.com/#!/donrossmusic
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Don-Ross/40012748727
Instagram: donrosscontact