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Maria Dunn

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Maria Dunn www.mariadunn.com is a past Juno-nominated songwriter who draws deeply on the folk tradition of storytelling through song. Melding North American roots music with her Scottish-Irish heritage, she sings about the resilience and grace of ‘ordinary’ people, past and present, as on her fifth recording Piece By Piece (Nominee – 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award, produced by Shannon Johnson), inspired by immigrant women working at Edmonton’s GWG clothing factory over its 93-year history. Maria performs at folk festivals, theatres and conferences across Canada and internationally and has collaborated on several multimedia shows, including GWG: Piece by Piece and the current Packingtown project, with Don Bouzek of Ground Zero Productions and historian Catherine C. Cole.

“…remarkable singer-songwriter, think of her as a distaff Woody Guthrie.” Mike Ross, Edmonton Sun

 “Maria Dunn remains one of the few songwriters in Canada to document the lives of ordinary working people. Piece By Piece, [is] her profoundly moving latest recording…” Tim Readman, Penguin Eggs Magazine

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  • Packingtown Edmonton
  • History
    • Timeline
    • Oral History >
      • Community Life >
        • Janice Melnychuk
        • Doris Wigemyr and Shirley Mozak
        • Vicky Beauchamp
        • Skating
      • Meatpacking Industry >
        • John Ventura
        • Joe Holoiday
        • Mary Ewasiw
        • Gerry Beauchamp
        • Jerome Bidulka
        • Harvey Appelt
        • Don Lovatt
      • Workers in the Plants >
        • John Ewasiw
        • Ellen Bullock
        • Sheryl Ackerman
        • John Wulchuck
        • Elsie Osmack
        • Terry Bruce
        • "Judas Goat"
        • Ray Loga
      • Gainer’s Strike, 1986 >
        • Renette Peevey
    • Significant Sites in Northeast Edmonton
  • Activities
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
  • Partners
    • Ground Zero Productions
    • Catherine C. Cole, MA, FCMA
    • Maria Dunn
    • Don Bouzek
  • Publicity
  • Funders