Jenny Lester

Jenny Lester is a dynamic Bluegrass performer and recording artist who has established herself as an important singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Jenny's talent is superbly displayed on her debut CD, Friends Like You, of critical and popular acclaim. Her original songs are carefully crafted in the bluegrass convention while at the same time displaying a contemporary freshness and vitality that breathes new life into the fabled "high lonesome" sound.

Jenny is a veteran stage performer, beginning on the fiddle at age eight with her family's Driftwood Canyon Family Band out of Smithers, B.C. After nearly a decade of touring West Coast festivals, Jenny won a musical scholarship to South Plains College in Texas, graduating with honors and three Golden Reel awards. The music journey moved forward through Dark Horse out of Colorado, the Australian trio performing at Leo Foo Village in Taiwan, John Reischman and Bluegrass Signal in Vancouver, BC, and the Jenny Lester Show.

Currently Jenny is a full time private music teacher / horse trainer back in the community where it all began, Smithers, BC.

 

Bob Hamilton

Producer/Musician Bob Hamilton is based in Whitehorse, Yukon. Bob has been honored with four Juno nomnations, and one Juno award for albums he has produced. One of the nominations was for the the last band he formed, the Undertakin' Daddies. His love for Traditional Bluegrass has brought him together with Mark, Jenny, and Gary to form another group.

Bob Is a multi instumentalist as well as a songwriter, and he brings a need for originality, and a respect for the past to this combination. He is also co-owner of Caribou Records, and owns Old Crow Recording, the Yukon's premier recording studio.

Bob has toured extensively throughout Canada, the USA, and Europe playing music, from atmospheric guitar with Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat, to mandolin and upright bass in the Undertakin Daddies

 

Mark Thibeault

Mark Thibeault has recorded with the Grapes of Wrath, performed with Kevin Kane, Kim Beggs, Anne Louise Genest and The Undertakin’ Daddies. He brings life, texture and emotional intensity to songs whether bluegrass, folk or western swing. Mark is also a talented luthier and co-owner of Rayco Resophonics.

In his late-twenties Mark moved to Vancouver where his employment in a prominent guitar factory and preceding degree in Visual Arts inspired the new career of building a line of resophonic guitars with fellow luthier Jason Friesen - Rayco Resophonics.  Rayco Resophonics and Mark are now established members of the Bulkley Valley community and are coordinated with Jason’s partnership in Burnaby, BC. www.rayco.ca

 

Nadine Landry

Nadine Landry was born and raised in a musical family in Gaspesie, on the East coast of Quebec but she has called Whitehorse her home for almost 6 six years now. She has been involved in the Yukon music scene for 3 years singing and/or playing upright bass in various bands ranging from reggae to honky tonk to jazz and bluegrass.

Nadine has performed at Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (YK), Alsek Music Festival (YK), Atlin Arts and Music Festival (BC), Frostbite Music Festival (YK) Juneau Folk Festival (AK) and Anderson Bluegrass Festival (AK)