Many Moons: A Songwriter’s Memoir

by Dayna Manning

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.

149 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2019

About the author

Juno-nominated singer and songwriter Dayna Manning exemplifies the very best that Canadian folk music can be. Her cool, clear voice, along with her insightful songs, represent a history of Canadian musical art that goes back to the early 60's and sounds equally vital today.

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 recently produced folk group Trent Severn's third album, Portage, and designed the Stratford Festival's bestselling 60th-anniversary t-shirt, and will debut the sweets sounds of her chamber-folk project in the fall of 2019 on her new album, Morning Light.

The memoir Many Moons is her debut work as an author, and she is already starting to work with several Canadian songwriters on her next book.