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David Wiffen (born 11 March 1942, in Redhill, Surrey, England) is a folk music singer-songwriter. Two of his songs, "Driving Wheel" and "More Often Than Not", have become cover standards. == Career == David Wiffen was born in Redhill, Surrey, in 1942. He spent his early childhood with his mother,living on an aunt's farm in Chipstead, while his father, an engineer, contributed to the war effort. Following the war, Wiffen's family relocated to London and, in 1954, to Claygate, Surrey, where Wiffen attended Hinchley Wood School.〔 Wiffen first sang with the Kingston upon Thames-based Black Cat Skiffle group.〔Nick Warburton, (Profile of David Wiffen ), 4 June 2012; www.nickwarburton.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.〕 Wiffen moved with his family to Canada at age 16, and became part of the burgeoning folk music scene, initially in Toronto. In 1964, Wiffen hitchhiked to Edmonton and later managed The Depression folk club in Calgary.〔〔Peter Warren, (Like...Don't Ring ). ''Calgary Herald'', October 1963. Profile of The Depression folk club. As reproduced in www.jonimitchell.com/Library. Retrieved 19 July 2014.〕 In 1965, having moved to Vancouver, Wiffen was invited to perform at The Bunkhouse club on a live ensemble album. It became Wiffen's first solo album, ''David Wiffen at the Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC'', on the Universal International label, when the other invited musicians failed to show up.〔The Bunkhouse was an influential venue for folk music at that time. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee recorded one of their best known albums there: (At The Bunkhouse ) (Smash, 1965).〕 Wiffen was subsequently in several bands, including The Pacers,〔Pacific Northwest Bands, (Profile of The Pacers ). Retrieved 13 July 2014. Drummer Brian Hilton later became a member of Skylark, replacing Duris Maxwell.〕 based in Prince George, British Columbia, where he was the lead vocalist, and The Children, based in Ottawa. Members of The Children included William Hawkins, Bruce Cockburn, Sneezy Waters and Richard Patterson. He subsequently joined 3's a Crowd, whose initial members included Brent Titcomb, Donna Warner, Trevor Veitch and Richard Patterson. Wiffen also cohosted a television variety series on Ottawa station CJOH with Ann Mortifee, which was produced for a period by William Hawkins.〔Greg Quill, (William Hawkins, Lost and Found ); Songwriters Magazine, Fall, 2008.〕 Wiffen subsequently signed to Fantasy Records as a solo artist. In 1971, he released ''David Wiffen'', and had hit singles with "One Step" and "More Often Than Not". The album also contained his most widely covered song, "Driving Wheel". Wiffen's second solo studio album, ''Coast to Coast Fever'' (United Artists, 1973), was produced by Bruce Cockburn, and Wiffen's musical career appeared to be quite promising.〔According to "Nick, Xtrememusician.com contributing writer", the album was originally to be produced by Brian Ahern, but only one song was completed before "Wiffen's former colleague from 3's a Crowd, Bruce Cockburn, came in to salvage the project. The resulting album, 'Coast To Coast Fever' is arguably Wiffen's finest work...". (Profile of David Wiffen ); www.xtrememusician.com.〕 He continued to perform regularly in the 1970s,〔Including being an inaugural performer at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in 1978; see (1978 Artist Profile ); www.thefestival.bc.ca.〕 though found his success diminishing and a consequent source of frustration and depression, compared to the success of contemporaries Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan. Alcohol abuse compounded the difficulties he was experiencing in his musical career.〔Paul Cantin, (David Wiffen: Finding His Driving Wheel ). No Depression Magazine November–December 1999.〕 He eventually ceased performing, choosing to become a limousine driver and later a publicly funded driver for handicapped persons in Ottawa.〔〔Known as (Para Transpo ).〕 Wiffen suffered a serious back injury on the job while moving a wheelchair, which required corrective surgery〔 and impeded any return to performing. Wiffen's third album, ''South of Somewhere'', was released in 1999, twenty-six years after ''Coast to Coast Fever''. At that time, Wiffen had been sober for ten years and had spent six years in preparation and development for the album's production.〔 The album contained a mix of reworkings of some of his older material, such as "Driving Wheel", plus some new songs. During this period, he returned briefly to performing,〔Principally as a weekly performer and performance host at (Irene's Pub ) in Ottawa, Ontario.〕 but has not performed publicly since that time.〔As of 2008 (list accessed 27 August 2008) and through much of 2009, Wiffen was on EMI's list of "missing royaltors". In late 2009, EMI discontinued its practice of listing missing royaltors by name: see (General Notice to Royaltors ); retrieved 24 November 2009.〕 In 2015, ''Songs From the Lost and Found'', was released, containing material written and recorded between 1973 and the early 1980s, in the years after the release of Wiffen's ''Coast to Coast Fever'' album. The master tapes were thought lost for many years, but surfaced among the effects of former bandmate Richard Patterson, who died in 2011.〔Lynn Saxberg, (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/new-album-of-old-songs-for-david-wiffen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Wiffen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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