Cliff Dawe Is a Traditional Country artist who now resides in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada during summer and Brownsville, Texas in winter. He had been sidelined by cancer and all the therapy that goes with it, however, he has successfully brought it to remission and is now out of the danger zone! Cliff will have to follow a ten year Protocol and therapy procedures set out by Dr. O'Donnell of Iowa State University Hospital, but at the same time he will be able to create and play his music! Cliff has resumed his music performances, playing various venues throughout North America and just recently performed with the Mercey Brothers ( Columbia Recording Artists ) on their reunion at Kitchener, Ontario! Cliff whose band responsibilities are Lead vocalist, rhythm guitar player and leader of Little Big Band ( Canadian Country Version ) along with his counterpart Anna Perreault played bar, lounge, cabaret, fair and rodeo venues throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario Canada. They started their band in August of 1988 and there were changes throughout the years as stated above but, Cliff continued on with his music! Cliff is an independent artist who came close to being signed with Warner Brothers ( Canada ) and was offered a deal by Comstock Record's executive Frank Fara of Scottsdale, Arizona whereby a mutual agreement couldn't be reached so the relationship didn't materialize.The same thing happened with Joey Welz of Caprice Records in Philidelphia! Cliff has come close to reaching his goal and has seen the promised land which makes him more determined than ever to hang one on the wall and get invited to dinner! A feat that is even more difficult these days for Independent Traditional Country Singers especially on Main Stream radio, however Cliff says if he didn't succeed with Traditional Country Music he really wouldn't want to bother with the music business! For Cliff it is about the music, the art and a way of communicating and preserving a Lifestyle! Cliff has stated there are times when I run into trouble especially with advocates and Disc-Jockeys of a Genre called "New Country", this music uses the term Country but there is nothing Country about it - I do not attempt to create this type of music and have no intention of doing so, it is not for me , I have no taste for it , It should be called some other category than Country I just find it boring. I don't feel it is down home working class music for people I can relate to! Lately Cliff has been refering to his music as "Canapolitan Music" so as not to be identified with, "New Country Music" and it's artists, as there is such a confusion as to what real Country Music is today! Cliff says, "Real Traditional Country and Tonk Music" and "New Country Music" mix together like Black Velvet Whiskey and Cod liver Oil! They just don't fit on the same venue! During 1990 - 1991 Cliff received extensive airplay in Europe and Canada with help from Anya Wilson's RDR Complimations promotion company out of Toronto.This time he is handling the job himself and learning a whole new trade in the process! Cliff said," I need to pray, need a little luck, need a few friends so I can eat tomorrow and play today"! This time around it is time to enjoy the music, to just be myself and not be so concerned with the steeple chase! My mission: To be able to earn a living singing and promoting Traditional Country Music! You can contact Cliff Dawe and Little Big Band by emailing: cwdawe@hotmail.com or messaging him at http://www.artistopia.com/Cliff_Dawe