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Josee Allard

Acoustic guitar, Voice (lead)

(added Jan.2005)
Singer-songwriter Josée grew up in Powell River, British Columbia where she started singing and composing songs at 10 yrs old. "Inexplicably enticing to my heart with sweet, but cool melodies... this music grew on me very fast" is how one fan describes her tunes.

Largely influenced by Jewel and Sarah McLachlan, the ability to entertain a French or English audience is what sets apart this talented young red-head. Josée has opened for famous Quebecois artists Jean Leloup and Diane Dufresne, and has worked with professional musicians such as Isabelle Longus, Mélonai Brisdon and Danielle Hébèrt.

When she moved to Washington, Josée jumped into Pacific Idol, a spin-off of American Idol for the Pacific Northwest, and topped off 18 other vocalists with her own songs! Her brand new EP was produced in Bellingham at Bayside Studio (The Pale, Korby Lenker, Idiot Pilot) while out of the studio, you'll catch this energetic entertainer fronting her band on bass and vocals or delivering a chilling solo acoustic performance.

Discography

2004 -  "Josée" - EP

2003 -  "What it's all about" - Christmas Album

2003 -  "Sassy Cat" - Collaboration for fundraiser

2001 -  "Make Believe" - Demo

Website http://www.joseeallard.com

(added Jan.2001)
(Who were your influences, and why?) Alanis Morisset, Madona, Celine Dion, I can also be a dramatic energetic person.

(How long ago or at what age did you start playing?) I've been playing guitar for 8 years. I started singing at 5. I love classic rock music because of it's substance and the words are tossed into great scores of music.

(Other activities related to music that you participate in) I will be recording in Powell River in April & May 2001 with a bunch of musicians,on my French and English songs. I'm recording several tracks into a cd, and did some small stage shows.

(Bands you've been in, past and present.) Les Generation, a French pop band from school. I did vocals for the Generation for 2 years, and meanwhile always wanted to be lead, which I also did for 2 years.

(Story) I am presently doing a French music gala competition at the Norman Rothstein Theater at 7:30 pm on April 6, 2001 in Vancouver. During the transit strike my friend came to drive me around. Someone who needed wheels just broke the windows, stole the truck and guitar. Well the show must go on. I will survive, hope to get these items back, they're essentials.

I want to do a show in Powell River hopefully by June 2001, you'll be hearing from me. I'm in Victoria trying to get into the music scene, I hope I get some really good gigs this year. I want to play in Whistler, Mt. Washington too. So we'll see, I will be competing in the PNE music competition this summer of 2001.

Garnet Avery

Acoustic and Electric guitar, Vocalist, Songwriter

What do you get when you mix East Coast melodic traditions with West Coast Country? Born in Nova Scotia, Garnet Avery found himself drawn to the Gulf Islands of British Columbia's West Coast. Garnet's foot stomping mix of Eastern traditional music and country emerged from a life spent working both of Canada's coastlines worked in mining, fishing, and dredging. His music is drawn from his own experiences and those of the people around him. You can hear rock influences too...

Buy Garnet's CD

In 2003 Garnet performed at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival. This disc is so very danceable! Garnet wrote all of the great songs on the CD! This great debut CD should dominate Canadian country stations!

Shirley Badger

Acoustic guitar, Vocalist, Songwriter

My parents taught me at a very young age to play rhythm guitar and lead vocals.They were the ones to introduce me to music as they were the ones who played guitar and sang to me at home.

I started playing guitar at the age of 14 and when my father felt confident enough for me to start playing on my own, he started taking me around Alberta to compete against other vocalist in Talent Shows. (Thank you Dad for always encouraging me and being there, even when I forgot my lyrics haha!)

I've done event organizing for my music with Shaw Cable T.V. a few times and have had guests appear on one of my shows.

I've played and worked with a lot of musicians, too many to name. I've participated in jamborees and other festivities, coffee houses, open air market, right here in town.

magic_eyes_07@@hotmail.com

Ben Bouchard

Acoustic guitar

(How did you come to choose it?) I asked my mom for one when I was twelve.

(Who were your influences, and why?) The Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

(How long ago or at what age did you start playing?) I started playing when I was twelve, Twenty five years ago

(Other activities related to music that you participate in) I am part of the Spirit of Community Choir.

(Bands you've been in, past and present.) Eclectic Revenge, Transience, Syxygy
bouchard@prcn.org

Jack Christian

Acoustic Guitar

Makin' Music Memories

For Clint Jahrig and Jack Christian, the best way to spend an afternoon is playing what they lovingly call 'the old standards': the music of the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and '50s.

'They're beautiful songs, with beautiful lyrics,' explains Christian. "There's a kind of tender sentiment that is a reflection of the period."

The two regularly volunteer at the Olive Devaud Residence, the Hospital Auxiliary, and Evergreen Extended Care, where they play for the residents. As Christian says, "Our peers and those who are older know this music, these songs. They tap their feet and nod their heads." And always, he says, they show appreciation for the time Christian and Jahrig spend with them.

Now retired, the two meet most afternoons to practise.

"I heard Clinton at the jams and realized he could play anything, including the music I liked: the old standards,' says Christian. 'He's a very talented musician.

A former mill worker, Jahrig used to have a group called Clint's Quartet, which played Dwight Hall and other venues, including halls on Vancouver Island. "But as times go by, things change," he says wistfully.

'In the days before disk jockeys, there were bands all over the place," adds Christian. "People danced more.' A former elementary-school teacher, he remembers dances at Lund, Lang Bay, and Stillwater all through the 1950s. "That was your entertainment. Television is one factor that changed it. The whole dance thing has ended."

To Christian, the world seems harsher today, and the change is reflected in the music. The older music, in contrast, is 'sweeter. It's also more challenging to play. The chord progression is more complex.'

Christian sings and plays guitar, using sheet music. "I use the music, but Clinton doesn't need it. He can do it all by ear."

In his quartet days, Jahrig used to play alto and tenor saxophone, as well as clarinet, but 'violin was my main instrument: still is.'

When they can, they invite a third musician to join in. "

A piano makes a big difference," says Jahrig.

"We like to have a piano, but it's hard to find a pianist,' adds Christian. 'Many of the pianists who could play the old standards have died."

Wryly, he says, 'I didn't realize how old I was until I was up at extended care and a woman in her 40s said she had never heard any of these songs before. I bought my guitar in 1956 and now it's a collector's item."

As he speaks, he flips through a book containing the music of that period. "There are 1,000 songs in here and it only goes up to 1948." He and Jahrig regularly receive requests for songs like "Blue Moon," "Sentimental Journey," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and "Sunny Side of the Street." At seniors' residences, 'they say it's nice to hear those songs again.'

In addition to playing for seniors, Jahrig and Christian also perform at the Open Air Market, where they often play country music. "I like all kinds of music: classical too,' says Jahrig.

His musical talent has been passed down to the third generation, where it has won renown. Jahrig is the grandfather of The Moffatt Brothers, a Canadian group currently riding high on the success of its first album, Chapter 1: A New Beginning, as well as the hit singles "I Miss You Like Crazy" and "Girl of My Dreams."

Styles may change, but the love of music goes on and on.

Charli Cox

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Dan Erickson

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter, Drums, Bass, Lap Steel

Music's the Engine on the Road of Life

Singer goes on his own

Dan Erickson is on his own.

Until five years ago, Erickson performed with bands. Now he plays solo. My inspiration for going solo was being in a few bands and finding that, along with the pluses, there's some compromises.A turning point became apparent to Erickson when he saw Bill Henderson, from the band Chilliwack, perform solo at the Sunshine Folk Fest one year. "He was performing on his own with his acoustic guitar. Sure he's got a few bizillion gigs under his belt that I don't, but I thought if he can do it, why can't I try."

And so he is. "At this stage of the game what I'm really concentrating on is getting up on stage with just the mike and my acoustic guitar, and doing my version of another person's tune." That's not as easy as it looks. "Most of the songs I do have been recorded using a back-up band, To take the essence of that sound and distill it into one instrument, and a voice- I find that challenging and satisfying."

Songwriting has become another focus for Erickson since he wrote his first song three years ago. End of the Road, the song Erickson performed for CBC Midday camera crews last month, was one that wrote itself, says Erickson, because it was a true experience. "I have some snippets of the things floating around inside my head that pop up when I'm noodling on the guitar." For other songs, Erickson comes up with a title first then writes around it. "There's probably as many different ways to approach a song as there are songwriters."

Music is the engine driving Erickson along the road of life and has been since his youth. Erickson was formally introduced to music when he was seven years old, growing up in Seattle, Washington. "I suppose my folks thought it would be good for me if I took music Lessons. I don't know how the instrument was decided but I got started on the accordion. Played that for two years. Then I got tired of having sore shoulders."

He doesn't recall requesting it but Erickson's next instrument of study was the piano. "My folks got a $50 upright for me, I figured out my first song by ear - Indian Lake by the Cowsills." Two years later, Erickson's musical interests were diverted from the piano. "The Monkees were a hit, so I wanted to play drums."

A Sears catalogue and two pencils, a garbage can lid and two sticks of kindling, or a coffee can fitted with a plastic lid and twisted wires to create a snare drum effect-Erickson improvised his own instruments until he was able to buy one of his own. "I drummed to I can see for Miles by the Who. I finally bought a snare drum with an animal hide on it and I beat it to death." The drums demise was from enthusiasm, not abuse, "I was driven. I used to look in the Sears catalogue and drool over the drum sets."

Owning a drum set was not to be and Erickson's interest shifted to the guitar. "My inspiration was the opening notes to Last train to Clarksville," a Monkees tune. For $35, Erickson's mother bought him a used Regal steel string guitar-with case. It came with a Mel Bay grade one guitar book. I got four free lessons for purchasing the guitar, and took lessons for another month or so.

That was enough. Erickson chose to continue on his own. "I just proceeded to sit in my bedroom and listen to records and try to figure out the notes and chords. I don't know whether it was stubbornness or tenacity or what, but I pretty much had this idea in my head-when I heard those notes something clicked-I wanted to play."

The stage beckoned from a point in the distance. "At 12, I wanted to be the guitar player and singer, having no idea what kind of an order that was. You have to decide what you want, but there's no set road map to get there."

None of Erickson's friends were into music. His was a solitary pursuit until he left High school and began joining bands. "All of them should never have been let out of the garage. We were dreadful." Erickson's first bar gig was with one of these bands on New Year's eve at the Dancing Totem Tavern in Everett, Washington. "It was a cowboy bar. We played 70's hard rock and early heavy metal like Aerosmith, and we didn't play it very well. We were something less than well-received." Erickson laughs now about another experience he had playing with a band at a high school dance. "Halfway through someone called out 'Where's the band?' " But Erickson looks at those early reality checks as a necessary part of the learning process. He also realized how important music was to him. "I would get discouraged but I absolutely was not giving up."

Around 1978, Erickson moved to Powell River. "My mom and dad were born and raised here. They moved up here from Seattle a couple of years ahead of me." The local music scene immediately drew Erickson in. "I started looking right away for musicians to jam with. One of the first places I found an open stage was the Westview Hotel." Erickson and music have been constant companions since. "At times, I've been able to eke out a living just playing in Powell River."

Currently, Erickson is steering toward two destinations. "Locally here, my goal is to do a show in the Evergreen Theatre and have recorded a CD within one to two years. I am writing original material to that end."

In the meantime, when he takes the stage alone, Erickson knows he's taking a risk. "Without a band you don't get the big sound."

Fearless and stubborn, Erickson is willing to let his talent stand on it's own. "my rendition or delivery of the song will either fly or flop on it's own merits. I use totally my own voice-both instrumentally and vocally. I don't try to sound like anybody else."

Gone are the days of rude comments from hecklers. "When I started performing songs I wanted to do, the way I wanted to do them, I started to feel stronger almost immediately as a performer-and the feedback got better. My confidence has grown ever since then."

Robert Falls

Guitar, Keyboards, Bass Pedal and Vocals

I have played guitar with old time fiddle bands (guitar/vocals). Sang, played guitar and pedal bass for country vocal trio. Played in numerous coffee houses, country festivals, fairs, jams and dances. I was involved with acting for 10 years in amateur theatre. All that has slowed down drastically as I have 3 young children and a steady day job. Also featured on locally produced tape (El Nino Ambience)

Influences: Beethoven, Beatles, Hank Williams, 60-70 Rock, EVERYTHING!

I generally sing, play guitar and bass pedals, along with a sequencer keyboard. I play country rock, easy listening, instrumental. I also do some shows for children. For hire for fairs, festivals and weddings.
C4 RR#1
Harding Rd.
Powell River, B.C.
V8A 4Z2
604-487-9601

Harry Filewich

Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica

Born and raised in Northern Alberta. Learned to play the harmonica as a child and later in the teens took to playing the guitar. Started to do some song-writing as a hobby and came up with some of my first songs in about 1949. Moved to Powell River in 1952. Worked for MB for 39 years. Composed more songs and still singing my own compositions.

Now retired and music is one of my favorite pastimes. I think it's the greatest gifts that God can bless one with. I had a stage fright experience as a small child and it actually never went away. I'm getting bolder, although my voice has weakened with age, but for my own pleasure, I'll just keep on singing.

I sing and play as a hobby for personal enjoyment, and for a few close friends or relatives.
Harry Filewich
202-4477 Michigan Ave.
Powell River, B.C.
V8A 2S4

Warren Herbert

6 and 12 string Acoustic Guitar.

I play a 6 and 12 string guitar. My favorite is the 12 string. I sing and play when ever I can, but lately I don't seem to have enough time. There isn't enough hours in a day! I have played at a couple schools, and enjoy that very much. It is so easy to get the children to sing along. Sometimes I will go to my daughters class and play for them. I play and sing at a local pub when ever I can. I have never played in a band, mostly I just play by myself. I have been playing and singing for 20 years. I'm not sure if I get any better but I do have fun. My Mom and Dad were the inspiration for me to start playing. They both played and sang, and still do. I used to play mostly at camp fires and parties. I like playing songs that everyone can sing along to. Like old songs that everyone has heard some. Some of my favorites are "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", "ode to the bear", "Monster Mash", "Snoopy", "Dream Lover", and a bunch more. You get the idea tho...:-)...I have never had any lessons, everything I know I have just picked up. I like to play the piano a bit too, but I never got serious about it. To hard to carry!!!

Jacob Ketler

Acoustic Guitar

I started singing with a folk/hootenanny group called the Olleana Folk Singers back in '65. Sang pretty well every weekend for 3 years. Mainly in a Coffee House near Chilliwack called The Lonely Guitar but did some touring in the lower mainland and northern Washington.

Since then I've just played a little rhythm guitar and sang with family and friends on a very ad hoc basis. Haven't learned to play a new song in years other than following a song book. Love singing though - all kinds of music but mostly country and folk.

Some of my influences are: Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan Joan Baez, Cat Stevens, Don McLean, The Beatles, The old Folk groups...

I play a Yamaki Acoustic Deluxe.
3305 Windsor Ave
Powell River, B.C.
fax: 604 485-2868
My e-mail address is: jaketler@shaw.ca

Eugene Krauss

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Song writer

It's a simple enough recipe. Take a pool hustler from the streets of Toronto, drop him on the west coast, add a dash of fisherman, clam digger, accountant, granite driller, about a dozen other eclectic occupations, and toss together. Sprinkle with delicious storytelling, delightful humor, delicate sadness, tasteful guitar playing and a voice as settling as a mountain stream , and you have Canada's newest rising star, Eugene Krauss.

Born in an Austrian refugee camp, Krauss soon landed in Toronto with his parents and grew up on the mean streets of the teeming city. He became a teenage pool shark and quietly dabbled in the bursting-at-the-seams music scene in bohemian Yorkville. It was the 1960's, a time of change, extreme fashion, radical views, hearing Dylan, reading Kerouac and it was easy to get caught up in the whirlwind. Young Krauss embraced the lifestyle, and before long, he was on the road, hitch-hiking the country like thousands of others. He hopped trains (which landed him some time in a Calgary slammer), fought forest fires, eventually found a new wife and life, and settled, first on Texada Island, BC, and several years later, in Powell River, which he and Mary Anne still call home. Along the way, a son, Jacob, was born, jobs were won and lost and the music in Eugene's head never stopped.

This dazzling first CD, Cueball, is the end product of living life on the edge, of what the eyes saw and what the heart felt from this charming, unassuming man. It's a complete labour of love, but is more than simply memories stored in Krauss's fertile mind. Produced by Juno Award winning artist and internationally acclaimed blues musician, Ken Hamm, the CD tells haunting tales of the streets of Toronto (The Corner), an underwater mermaid near Powell River (The Tin and Copper Maiden of the West), freight train hopping (Dormant for a While), and even the highs and lows surrounding life with Mary Anne while living on Texada Island (Your Love's a Boat).

Krauss has a voice to wake up sleeping romance. His words enter the soul and the host of quality musicians recruited for this major production reads like a who's who of west coast talent. Joining Hamm is John Reischman, widely ackowledged as one of countries top mandolin players; Bruce Everett, flautist and harmonica player extraordinaire; and Caridwen Irvine, who, in Krauss's words, is “one of the most talented and creative fiddle players around”. An assortment of Powell River's finest musicians round out this impressive cast.

Open your hearts and savour this stirring debut from Eugene Krauss. Eventually, his sound will reach distant shores and when it does, you'll be able to say you were there from the beginning.

The following is republished with the express permission of Peak Publishing Ltd.
22 November 2000 By - Dennis Kane - Freelance Writer

A Lifetime Lives In His Lyrics

Local singer-songwriter Eugene Krauss has emerged from Nanaimo's Raincoast Studio with a new CD that is almost a sure bet to make waves on the west-coast music scene and possibly beyond.

The new disc, entitled Cueball, is a 12-song compilation that embodies Krauss's colourful past with a sure-fire knack for songwriting and a distinct, melodic voice. The artist enlisted Juno award-winning musician Ken Hamm to produce, mix, and play on the recording. With help from a mixture of both outside and Powell River talent, the end product has become a delightful sound that will sweep listeners away.

Recording his works was on Krauss's mind for some time. "When I started writing and performing these songs and getting a great reaction to them, I began thinking about a CD," he explains. "Money was the issue, and maybe self-confidence, but mostly money. Now I'm able to do it, lots of friends encouraged me, and Ken Hamm really wanted to get involved. He began talking about it five years ago, and has kept his word."

Hamm then rounded up the hired guns from elsewhere who were needed for the serious project. Meanwhile, Krauss recruited some of the finest talent from Powell River. The group: including local bass player Dan Richard, drummer Rawn Wolfe, Max Pagani on accordion, and Wendy Brown providing graphic design and background vocals: spent several days in rehearsal in Nanaimo, then emerged seven sessions later with the finished product.

Krauss is more than happy with the labour of love. "I'm ecstatic with the end result, how clear it is, how professionally produced and mixed it turned out. And all the musicians, both from here and elsewhere, were just great."

While Krauss is lavish in his praise of the technical side of the CD, the magic comes from his lyrics and voice. While admitting the influence of John Prine, Bob Dylan, Valdy, and Murray McLaughlin, Krauss has found his own style wrapped around his unique storytelling and precise and distinct baritone phrasing. He tells delicious tales of riding the rails in his opening song, "Enlightenment"; strays to the shady pool halls and sharks of downtown Toronto in the title track, "Cueball"; incorporates a Dear John letter with the cowfolk tune, "Please Don't Go Away"; and sings of fishing and life with wife, Mary Anne, on Texada Island in "Fisherman Bill" and "Your Love's a Boat." There are rants and romance, smiles, sadness, jail time, big and small city life: a mini autobiography from a fascinating man with a tremendous voice. The cast behind Krauss allows the listener to come along on a voyage of highs and lows as he meanders across the land.

Cueball is a remarkable début from Krauss. Each track holds a richness oozing with style, and each tells a story to be envisioned. Locals will be able to see for themselves Friday, December 1, at the Columbus Club Hall at the old golf course. Krauss will perform tracks from Cueball, and his band, including Ken Hamm, will be there in full force for this special release party.

Tickets include hors d'oeuvres and can be purchased at Small Planet, Synergy Frame Shop, or from Krauss himself. Doors open at 8 pm, and special guest Hamm will also perform separately.

E-mail: eugeneandmaryanne@shaw.ca

Jazz vocalist, songwriter, guitarist

Anna Lyman is a jazz singer working on having an international career. Living on Texada Island, she performs locally in Powell River and commutes to Vancouver to perform and promote.

Anna is now receiving airplay on CBC and is working hard on airplay across the country. Her voice is lush with finely tuned dynamics and rhythmic sensuality. She actually lost her singing voice for a lengthy time due to a passing virus and had to undergo vocal therapy with Shelagh Davies in Vancouver, with great results.

Her first jazz CD "It's Lush" was released in Powell River Nov. 23, 2002 with Producer Rick Kilburn in attendance along with internationally renowned drummer, Keith Copeland and with local pianist and trumpet player Walter Martella.

Anna and Walter are available to be hired for local performances and are working on a festival tours over the summer. Anna gives guitar and singing lessons on Texada Island and teaches a combined voice/guitar accompaniement course in private lessons. The CD is available locally at River City and Paperworks.

Her website is located at http://www.annalyman.com/
Her email address is anly@aisl.bc.ca

Suzan Malandruccolo

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

I have wonderful memories of my summer living in Powell River, and then returning 11 yrs later to visit friends and join in at a Jam night. Please check out my homepage www.suzan.ca

Craig Nokes

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter

Originally from Ontario, Craig spent 3 years in Calgary before moving to Vancouver in the spring of 2002. While in Calgary, Craig spent long hours busking in the downtown core where he came to know many of the drug-addicted street people by name. Upon moving to Vancouver, Craig discovered the far larger drug-addiction problem that plagues the downtown east side. Instead of letting the scenes of misery get him down, Craig continues to use his interactions with the people to further inspire his song writing. His songs are inspired by his yearning for people to break free of despair, and by the spirit of the people he's met.

Craig and Corey Matsumoto have left Vancouver for the beauty (and cheap rent) of the BC's Sunshine Coast. Craig and Corey have opened a music cafe in their new home city of Powell River. The cafe is called Local Loco's and opened on July 1, 2005.

Email Craig at craig@poeticwarriorpress.com

Kristine Oudot

Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter

Kristine began playing when she was 19 years old. "My parents gave me an acoustic guitar for my grade 12 Grad. I'm self taught. At 44 I'm learning to play mandalin. The fingers don't want to learn new tricks. Oh well, I shall prevail...*sighs*"

Kristine's influences include "Folk artists of the 70's - John Denver, Peter, Paul and Mary, Don McLean, Judy Collins"

Kristine recorded a CD locally about 4 years ago, "Texada Tides". It's available for sale on the net at http://www.capcan.com/oudot.htm

Contact Kristine at koudot@aisl.bc.ca
Van Anda, BC

Ryan Rioux

Acoustic Guitarist

My grandfather taught it for many years, and he was just another student, but then fell in love with playing the acoustic guitar. Ryan has been playing for about 5 years and would like play with people in a band or just for fun. Ryan's influences are his Grandfather, Bob Dylan, and Pink Floyd. Ryan started playing at age 16 and also does dj'ing, recording for friends, electronics and setup.He has played in one high school band, and just plays for fun and with friends, and plays lots of parties and stuff like that.
Ryan Rioux
5674 Gaudet Ave
Powell River, BC
V8A 4B6
604-483-2019
my e-mail address is: iwa@prcn.org

Karlin Shewman

Acoustic Guitarist, Song Writer

Karlin Shewman began his career in Ottawa's mid-1970s punk-rock scene, where he was inspired by the new-wave invasion bands Viletones and Teenage Head.

"Teenage Head was an amazing band . . . I was inspired by front man Frankie Venom's intense and neurotic stage presence. I liked his mascara too."

In 1980, Shewman joined Vancouver's legendary punk-rock band Insex, sharing the stage of the Commodore Ballroom with bands such as Stranglers, Husker Du, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

After Insex disbanded, Shewman returned to Ottawa and continued writing lyrics and honing his sense of melody by combining heartfelt lyrics with dreamy guitar riffs with his band Paisley Cowboys. For much of the late '80s and '90s, however, Shewman remained peripheral on the music scene, as he pursued university degrees in anthropology and educational studies.

While life has taken Shewman far from Ottawa's punk-rock scene, his songs still reflect his roots in alternative music. "I'm still a product of the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret." Ranging from ethereal to nasty, his voice embodies both warmth and rebel charm. Now living in Powell River, he continues to write, record and enthrall audiences with his unique alternative rock and roll sound.

Ted Welp

Acoustic guitar, Voice (backups)

Celtic and maritime flavour,some americana some Canadiana mostly fun,good harmonies,strictly my own opinion, I play guitar and mandolin,do some vocal lead but sing mostly harmonies.
Member of the Seanachaidh band
My e-mail address: olivian@shaw.ca