10 Facts About Dayna Manning

Dayna Manning performed at the first Lilith Fair, and her second album, Shades, was released in 2002 to positive reviews.

Dayna Manning was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada on April 27,1978, to David Manning, a music teacher, and Darlene Manning.

Dayna Manning was nominated for the 1998 Juno Award for Best New Artist.

Dayna Manning's tracks have been included on a number of compilations.

Dayna Manning contributed "I Know How The Moon Must Feel" to the 2000 soundtrack for the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Dayna Manning is expected to perform a new version of the song for Rainbow Sun Productions' video presentation commemorating the film's 20th anniversary, which will premiere on YouTube on July 19,2020.

Dayna Manning released the album on her own label, LeParc Records, and even raised funds to finish production by working at a construction camp in Northern British Columbia for the Winter of 2006.

In 2011 Canadian singer-songwriter Emm Gryner approached Manning about forming a folk band, and Manning's childhood friend and violinist Laura C Bates joined soon thereafter.

All three women contribute to the songwriting and the vocals, while Dayna Manning plays banjo or guitar, and frequently reference Canadian culture and landscapes in their music.

In 2013 Dayna Manning arranged an original folk version of "O Canada" with three part vocal harmony, which she performed with Trent Severn at the flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa on July 1,2013.