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David Paddon
Dave Paddon is a retired airline pilot originally from Northwest River, Labrador. He grew up listening to the songs and stories of the trappers and attending many a late night session around many a kitchen table. In 1986 he married a Gander girl and subsequently became immersed in Newfoundland culture. As a result he accumulated a store of material which suddenly bubbled to the surface when he and Kim returned to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2005 after 20 years upalong.
He wrote his first recitation in 2007 and has now written 60. Five of these have been published in handmade chapbooks and his work is available on two CDs or through electronic download.
Two of Dave's recitations have been adapted as illustrated children's books. "Ralph: Flying Hound" and "Kimmy and Mike" are suitable for ages 3 to 10."Half the lies you tell are not true!" is a collection of 13 recitations and features a glossary of Newfoundland terms for the upalong crowd!
In 2025 Dave released "Nurse Fortescue and Doctor Paddon", a collection of stories about his parents who were on active duty in WW2. Nurse Fortescue's hospital was hit by a bomb and Doctor Paddon's ship was torpedoed. After the war they worked in Labrador, the Doctor travelling for many years by dogteam.
Dave lives in St.John's and is a regular at festivals and fundraisers throughout the province. He has also performed in the U.S., Scotland and Ireland.
Contact: paddondf@gmail.com
Link to my stuff: https://linktr.ee/b00kish1956
Online Library
- Berries (Book)
- Kimmy & Mike (Book)
- Not a Word of a Lie (Book)
- Not a Word of a Lie (recording) (CD)
- Not a Word of a Lie Too (CD)
- Ralph, Flying Hound (Book)
- The 12 (Book)
- The Card Game (Book)
- The Christmas Turr (Book)