G'day,eh!

**Bruce68** · Dec-06-2007, 7:05am

I just want to say Howdy...I'm a beginer, but I'm fiercely dedicated, almost obsessed you could say with all things Mandolin. Just curious to know what kind of music Canadian players are into. I myself am into Bluegrass Gospel, but I'm open to anything Mando.

Cheers,
Bruce68

**AlanN** · Dec-06-2007, 7:42am

Check out a fellow countryman of yours, Raymond Legere. Truly awesome musician.

**Hans** · Dec-06-2007, 8:29am

Bruce, check out your own Andrew Collins and the Creaking Tree String Quartet for "anything Mando". They are excellent for original, highly inventive jazz. Believe Andrew also has a bluegrass band.

**mandopete** · Dec-06-2007, 9:21am

I think John Reischman is now an "honorary" Canadian.

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**jasona** · Dec-06-2007, 9:38am

Hello from Calgary Bruce!

You have a highly regarded luthier in your town--check out the posts by OldTymer. I think he is moving shop out of the old port right now.

Also be sure and find some albums by The Undertaking Daddies from White Horse, and The Wailing Jennys and Duhks from Manitoba. Good luck on your mandolin adventure!

**mandolirius** · Dec-06-2007, 9:52am

<I think John Reischman is now an "honorary" Canadian.>

I believe he's a "duel-ly" now, as a result of his marriage to a Canadian.

**newbreedbrian** · Dec-06-2007, 11:50am

Hello from Nova Scotia

**Fretbear** · Dec-06-2007, 12:17pm

Canadian bluegrass mandolin player Randy Hill is one of our national treasures.

**Kero** · Dec-06-2007, 12:19pm

Originally Posted by (Hans @ Dec. 06 2007, 09:29)

Believe Andrew also has a bluegrass band.

Thats rite, the Foggy Hogtown Boys, a great band :-)

**jasona** · Dec-06-2007, 1:13pm

Emory Lester is also living at least part of the year in Barrie, ON. He can pick a few notes.

**Mike Bunting** · Dec-06-2007, 1:22pm

And hello from Edmonton and don't forget Jerusalem Ridge from right here in Alberta.

**8ch(pl)** · Dec-06-2007, 1:29pm

Another Nova Scotia Hello (born in Ontario)

And Hi Brian!

**entau** · Dec-06-2007, 2:39pm

I'm not canadian - but I remember an awesome group with a great mandolin player - I think his name was Dan Greenspoon

the Romainiacs - but they are no longer together

they did a string band version of the stones "paint it black" that was out of this world - complete with the fiddler using his bow to crash a cymbol - wild stuff.

Spirit of the West was another group that caught my attention

and "the frantics"

**Mike Bunting** · Dec-06-2007, 2:50pm

I know Danny Greenspoon as primarily a guitarist who did lots and lots of sessions. It's been years since I've heard mention of The Romaniacs, a play on Romaniuk since the band was mostly from the Prairie provinces with a large population of Ukrainians. I think the fiddler was Calvin Cairns. They were a great show.

**Mike Bunting** · Dec-06-2007, 2:52pm

Danny Geenspoon has had a great career in the Canadian music industry. Check him out.

**Cary Fagan** · Dec-06-2007, 3:38pm

Hey from Toronto!

**BBarton** · Dec-06-2007, 3:45pm

Check out Mando Lore by Brian Taheny & Andrew Collins, X8: A Mandolin Collection by J.P. Cormier, and Highway Home by Dan Whiteley. #All Canadian, all mandolin, and all good!

Greetings from Perth (formerly Calgary and Halifax)

**Mike Bunting** · Dec-06-2007, 3:51pm

Who are the mando guys from Peterborough and environs?

**jasona** · Dec-06-2007, 4:14pm

Craig Murray lives in Peterborough. My in-laws rent a cottage in the Kawarthas--does that count?

**epicentre** · Dec-06-2007, 5:21pm

G'day Bruce;

From near Ottawa, the center of the universe; (just ask anyone who lives there)...........

Welcome.

**newbreedbrian** · Dec-06-2007, 6:07pm

Originally Posted by (8ch(pl) @ Dec. 06 2007, 14:29)

Another Nova Scotia Hello (born in Ontario)

And Hi Brian!

Hey Glen. If you find yourself with some free time over the next few weeks, we should play some tunes. And a huge Y-E-S on Ray Legere, my absolute favorite maritime musician. My jaw just drops every time I see him.

**MNDOLNR** · Dec-06-2007, 7:12pm

I'll be in Banff all next week...any live music recommendations while I'm there?

**Bruce68** · Dec-07-2007, 8:26am

Hey Now!!...You guys sure know how to make a feller feel at home. So much Canadian talent...who knew!? Thanks for all the responses. Glad to see "The Great White North" is well represented.

Bruce68

**AlanN** · Dec-07-2007, 9:56am

Speaking of Ray Legere, he has some sheet music out that is awesome, and it's specific to instrument - mando, guitar, maybe fiddle. Hip breaks to standard tunes. Also, he offers home-made mando tab packages to some of his recordings. Learn to play like Ray!

Ray Legere Webpage