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The Dixie Fliers, based in London have developed a loyal following with their fun -time approach to music.
Bluegrass
gains a loyal
following
Bluegrass music in Canada may not be
the most popular form of music but it has
among the most loyal fans of all musical
variations.
Two of the biggest names in Bluegrass
music in the country will be on display
locally during May as The Good Brothers
perform May 19 at the Seaforth Arena
while The Dixie Flyers play in concert at
Memorial Hall. Blyth on May 24.
The Good Brothers are probably the best
known Bluegrass band in the country.
having won Juno awards at the recording
industries annual awards presentations.
But The Dixie Flyers have been building
a reputation too. and quickly. They've got a
local base. playing out of London but have
been gaining a national prominence
through appearances on such national
shows as Tommy Hunter show on
television and Don Harron's Morningside
show on C.B.C. radio. Their recent second
album Cheaper to Lease on the Boot label
is also putting them in front of more and
more fans.
The secret to their success is having fun.
at least so thinks guitarist -leader Bert
Baumbach. "I think if I could take a blind
stab at it. I'd say we make it obvious to the
people that we really really enjoy what we
are doing, and maybe it comes across."
The group consists of Baumbach, Denis
LePage on banjo; Ken Palmer, mandolin;
David Zdiluk, bass and Willie P. Bennett,
harmonica.
The group's earlier album, Light -Med-
ium -Heavy got high praise from record
reviewers across the country, particularly
for their instrumentation.
The group was founded in 1974 and one
critic says "their name has become almost
synonymous with clean traditional blue
grass".
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