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ANDREW AFFLECK
(Bass Guitar,
Keyboards, Comic Relief)
Andrew studied music for 9 years at
the Ontario Conservatory of Music and
privately with John Gowan
of the Toronto Symphony. He is a 2 time
winner of the Ontario
League Accordion Championships, (a well guarded
secret), and is a
5 time nominee for "Bassist of the Year" by the Canadian
Country
Music Association. His many tours abroad include "The
Human
Rights World Conference" in Vienna, Austria, "The Melbourne
Music
Festival" in Australia, and "The Davi Suuva Festival" in
Karesuando,
Sweden. Andrew has backed many international artists.
Among these are:
Susan Aglukark, George Fox, Bob Newhart and the
Arrogant Worms.
Andrew is one of the most sought after bassists
in Canada for recording
and live performance work. Not only for
his professionalism, but for his
famous and relentlous dry
wit!
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BURKE
CARROLL
(Pedal Steel, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro,
Vocals)
Burke (alias: "Bunkysteel") studied music at the
University of Toronto
earning himself a Bachelor of Music Degree,
which makes him the most
"legit" member of the band. Like Andrew,
he too has toured the globe
extensively backing such artists as:
George Fox, The Good Brothers,
Shania Twain and The Wilkinsons. A
record producer in his own right,
Burke brings a level of
excellence and knowledge of music and arranging,
that makes him
an invaluable asset to any project. His credits exceed the
amount
of space available and his humility would limit the credit he is
due.
We are honored and blessed to have him as a fellow member of
the
band.
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JERRY
"Dirt" CLANCY
(Drums, Percussion, Vocals)
After an
extensive career in Toronto backing artists such as Charlie
Ekstein,
Long John Bawldry etc., Jerry moved to Kingston where he
studied music at
Queen’s University. His current performance
credits include, among
others, Memphis Blues Hall of Famer
"Georgette Fry" and is without
question the most casual member of
the band (which, as a drummer makes
him an oddity), and his
reluctance to "blow his own horn" made getting a
comprehensive
bio liken to "pulling teeth"! However, it is widely known
that
Jerry’s ability to "lock" in to a click track while maintaining
fluidity,
has put him in good stead for recording session work.
Apart from his
dexterity on anything that one might "hit" Jerry
brings another lead vocal
to the band equation and his wide vocal
range is an invaluable
complement to any vocal
arrangement.
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ANDY
THOMPSON
(Keyboards, Accordion, Autoharp, Vocals, Musical
Director)
Andy attended St.Michaels Choir School in Toronto
for 10 years where he
studied piano, music theory and harmony,
choral arranging and
conducting. His early introduction into
electronic music lead to a career in
film scoring and to date has
composed the scores for more than 300
Canadian Film Productions.
His live performance activities include
backing artists such as
Susan Aglukark, George Fox, the late Colleen
Peterson and the
Arrogant worms, for whom he wears the Producer’s hat.
Andy loves
to tinker with stage effects and has recently increased his
life
insurance policy as he is looking into designing a
pyrotechniques display
to be used in the finale of Kelli’s
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