Author: David Essig. Published by Peregrin Books, Nanaimo, BC., 2022, 1st. Edition. SIGNED by the Author. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.5 x 6 inch, 201 pages.
FAIR DAYS features 13 new short stories by Canadian singer-songwriter David Essig, all based on songs he has written and performed over 50 years.
The songs span half a century, but Essig wrote the stories within just three years, producing most of them during the pandemic, an extremely stressful time for performers who were suddenly unable to travel or gather to communicate with their audiences. During Covid, many artists were depressed, while others were inspired — or required — to tap new ways of performing. Essig’s idea of opening up his songs by marrying them to stories to expand the narrative is testimony to the depth of ingenuity and creativity that a performer can explore when audiences are not close at hand.
