Dave Martineau Interview

Dave Martineau is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Originally from Peace River, Alberta, Martineau began playing guitar in gigs around Edmonton in the 1970s, where he decided to specialize in unique stringed instruments such as the pedal steel to meet the demand for country music. A well-known session player today, Martineau has provided instrumentals on numerous recordings and received two CCMA Award nominations for Pedal Steel Player of the Year. He has performed with artists such as Tommy Banks, Ian Tyson, k.d. lang, Tommy Hunter, Wilf Carter, Dick Damron, Laura Vinson and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Dave Martineau is married to Métis singer-songwriter Laura Vinson, and the two operate a music store and bed and breakfast in Hinton, Alberta. Martineau and Vinson continue to create original music scores for television documentaries and have received multiple nominations for Best Original Musical Score from the Alberta Film and Television Rosie Awards.