I have been chasing audiences around since thirty five years ... have performed all
over Canada and the United States, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Switzerland
and Holland as a solo act and as part of celtic folk band combinations.
Performed
at pubs, folk festivals, house concerts, theatre tours, corporate conventions, tourism
related shows for the province of Nova Scotia, song-
Have
performed at Tourist Resorts around maritime Canada, and love to entertain as well
as talk to the visitors and give them a little local feel and flavour of where they
are.
I've also done a lot of touring as a backup guitar player for various celtic
fiddle players, such as Natalie Macmaster, Asley MacIssac, Wendy MacIssac, Glenn
Graham, Rachel Davis and Howie Mac Donald.
I enjoy doing my own material, but also feel at home doing old pub music, sing along
tunes and getting the audience as involved as possible ...old Irish, Scottish, Canadian,
American folk music is what I do and it works.
I was born and grew up on Cape Breton
Island Nova Scotia, in a rural setting where culture is strong and music is important,
and it is that format that i follow ...
entertain is what I do ...
Being involved as host and entertainer at the Celtic Colours
International Festival since it began, has given me the opportunity to meet and perform
and learn from, some of the worlds greatest musicians in the celtic world ... such
as Tommy Makem, Dougie Mac Lean, Phil Cunningham, David Francey, Dave Gunning, JP
Cormier, Lennie Gallant, and the list goes on...
I believe strongly that there is
way more to getting on stage and playing the guitar and singing ....you must make
that connection with the people who have paid the nickle and entertain them to the
best of your ability ... and that is what I enjoy the most and continue to do so
in every show ...no matter what the setting or venue.