NEXT APPEARANCE--December 4, Concert for FIDA with Foggy Hogtown Boys, Preston Legion, Cambridge, Ontario
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(l-r.. Wayne Douglas, Al Benner, Leslie Dawn Knowles, Mike Kirley, Ed McDowell )
Entertainment
Entertainment value is what the Hometown Bluegrass Show adds to any event. You'll have to go a long way to find a group of people who enjoy what they're doing more than these folks. Brought together by their love for Bluegrass music Leslie, Wayne, Ed, Mike & Al combine unique skills, years of experience and the personalities needed to produce their brand of highly entertaining Bluegrass Music. An all round show containing traditional bluegrass, original music, humour & gospel music time proven to be suitable for any venue.
Press Release
One-Holer Records is proud to announce the arrival of Hometown Bluegrass’s 2nd CD….”Home Again”. 14 heartfelt cuts with all five band members taking the lead singing role on at least one cut. Requested tunes include the Mike Kirley original "Grandma's Apron", Leslie Dawn Knowles powerful & moving arrangement of "Amazing Grace" and Wayne Douglas's show stopping version of Kentucky Waltz. Long-time fans will not be disappointed with this generous serving of Bluegrass by this very popular Southern Ontario band. CD release party will be Wed. June 24th, 8pm at The Man of Yorke, Mill St. Tottenham
Leslie Dawn again nominated for Fiddler of the Year (2008)
Leslie has been nominated as the Fiddler of
the Year at the upcoming Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards at the Deerhurst Inn
in Huntsville November 21 - 23, 2008. Check out Leslie's fiddling
here. If you wish to vote on the Bluegrass awards you can call Tony DeBoer
at 705-758-9049 to be placed on the voting list and
receive a ballot form.
Hometown Bluegrass Back in the Recording Studio
We started laying tracks at Jason LaPrade's studio last February and hope to have our second CD of requested tunes out before the end of the summer.
Leslie Dawn Nominated as Fiddler of the Year
Leslie has been nominated as the Fiddler of the Year at the upcoming Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards at the Deerhurst Inn in Huntsville November 23 - 25, 2007.
by Wayne Douglas to this project.
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Wayne Douglas
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Wayne does it all for the band. His distinctive voice carries the lead singing on the majority of songs. Wayne is our most prolific song writer with a knack for writing songs such as Teardrops Tonight and Hold On Me that come straight from the heart. He is a multi-instrumentalist playing primarily rhythm guitar and lately he has been developing a role for himself on the Dobro.
Mike Kirley
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A founding member of Hometown Bluegrass Mike sings the tenor harmony and brings a unique approach in his lead singing on songs like Sunny Side Of The Mountain and I'm Just The Way I Used To Be. He has an innovative approach to mandolin playing and ably handles the guitar duties when Wayne's on the Dobro. He's also been known to throw in the odd fiddle tune. Mike is a great song writer drawing on his family ties as a source for many of his songs.
Leslie's huge talent and experience adds the heart and soul that only a fiddle can bring to the band. Leslie is a professional musician with credentials that include 3 years with the great Toronto Bluegrass band Roses In The Snow not to mention 30 years in the first violin section of the Toronto Symphony.
Al Benner
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Also a founding member Al handles the banjo duties with a hard driving traditional approach. Vocally he sings the baritone harmony, bass in the quartet and lead on occasion.
Ed McDowell
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AKA Arizona Slim, Ed lays down the solid bass line that keeps us all in line. Ed has been adding more lead singing to his duties giving us greater variety in the sound the band provides. Ed's a real smoothie that sartorially puts the band to shame with all his great outfits.
Some of the venues Hometown Bluegrass
have been proud to perform at include: The Tottenham Bluegrass Festival, Uxbridge
Fair, Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, River Valley Bluegrass Festival,
Roy Thomson Hall, Orangeville Fair, Deerhurst Inn, Alliston Potato Festival, Beeton Fair, and the Gladstone Hotel.
Al Benner - (905) 936-2008, (647) 430-5761(weekdays) - email: cofac@eol.ca
Mike Kirley - (519) 653-4975 - email: mike_mando@yahoo.com
Leslie
Dawn Knowles