
Dave Sharp was an original member of The Alarm until the surprise departure of front-man, Mike Peters, in 1991. Post-Alarm, Dave headed for the USA, did a lot of touring and hooked up with the legendary producer, Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash and many more) to develop his successful solo career. Dave’s had an amazing career, meeting, recording and performing with legends such as Willie Nelson and Neil Young. He made appearances at the Farm Aid and Earth day festivals, alongside people such as Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and Billy Bragg. He has performed alongside Kris Kristofferson, Bill Munroe and Porter Wagoner, amongst others. Steve Johnson caught up with Dave for Keep Cardiff Live and got an insight his philosophy of it being ‘A mighty hard road to be travlin’ down…