BERT BAUMBACH guitar and vocals...KEN PALMER mandolin and vocals
PAUL HURDLE banjo and vocals...
BLAIR HEDDLE dobro and vocals........
CHRIS INGRAM bass
Influences
Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs,Jimmy Martin,Red Allen,Benny Martin,Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin,Waylon Jennings, Howlin' Wolf, Alan Munde, Roland White, Jimmy Gaudreau.J.D.Crowe, Graham Townsend, THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, THE SELDOM SCENE,Charlie Waller..
Join the Dixie Flyers as they celebrate the kick-off of their 35th anniversary on the bluegrass scene with an on line concert for CBC RADIO 2-CONCERTS ON DEMAND
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20081115dixie
….recorded live at the London Music Club in the Flyers’ hometown of
London,Ontario , Canada….
the Dixie Flyers have accomplished many things that were thought impossible for a Canadian Bluegrass band: nine recordings on Boot, Stony Plain and their own Flat-top labels - their own weekly radio show for BX-93 (CJBX-Fm),London-”Live From the Wellington” for 5 years - a syndicated Television series-Bluegrass Express (guests included the Country Gentlemen, Tony Rice, Graham Townsend) - traveling and touring Canada in their own custom fitted highway coach - running their own Bluegrass festival-Back 40 in Woodstock, Ontario - their groundbreaking appearance at Bean Blossom on the invitation of Bill Monroe "...the Dixie Flyers play good bluegrass, they play it the right way." - many appearances on national radio and television (CBC Radio’s “Morningside” with Peter Gzsowski always a favorite) - being included in “Canadian Encyclopedia of Music in Canada” - and producing a consistent ,high quality show with top notched players and singers
the Flyers’ alumni reads like a who’s who’s of Canadian music scene: Bert Baumbach (guitar) Canadian Bluegrass Entertainer of the Year, and Ken Palmer(mandolin), former CBC Radio host of “the Country Music Perspective” - Gordon Stobbe, host and fiddle guru of ATV’s ”Up Home Tonight”, Peter Robertson, 7-time Juno winner John P. Allen of Prairie Oyster (violin), David Zdriluk, Brian Abbey, Luke Maynard, Rick Thompson and Chris Ingram(bass), and Canadian banjo legend Denis Lepage, David Jack, two time Grammy nominee David Talbot of Grascals/Dolly Parton fame, former Ontario banjo champion, the late Walter Maynard and Paul Hurdle on banjo plus Allan Widmeyer(the Old Houndog) and Darin Parise(dobro) and legendary songwriter/Juno winner Willie P. Bennett and Mike Ethelston (harmonica)
but all the Flyers’ alumni will tell you - it was a team effort, and always a lot of laughs…
Perhaps you should tell the folks that you've been nominated for a "London Music Award" and how to vote!! Congrats on the nomination folks!! Linda Axman
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Hi guys! Looking forward to seeing you at the Registry Theatre! Will round up some of the gang for old time sake! And Bertie I have a special treat for you! CU soon and talk sooner! Linda Axman
Hey guys - thanks for finding me. Wondered what had transpired with you all. Out of touch because I haven't played London fest in a couple of years. Hope your all well! Love Can, Liam
Ken, It was nice meeting you, hearing your band and getting to play your Givens at the Charlotte festival. I was the guy with the Sam Bush camped out on the corner.
