HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-10-07, Page 9Wednesday, October 7, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 9
Wing Night fills up to The Crippled Ducks
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Legion
The Jubilee Hall was opened to
accommodate the large crowd for
Wing Night at the Lucknow Legion
Branch 309 on Saturday, October 3,
2015 with musical entertainment
provided by The Crippled Ducks.
The Crippled Ducks is made up
of brother and sister Harry and
Debbie Busby who have been per-
forming together for 44 years. Both
sing, Harry plays guitar and pro-
grams the computer portions while
Debbie alternates between playing
keyboards and bass guitar. They
choose their material based on
how popular and danceable the
song is. The decisions of which
songs make the set list are mutual.
There was originally a drummer
Brother and sister duet The Crippled Ducks performed at the Lucknow Legion
Branch 309 Wing Night on October 3, 2015. The Jubilee Hall was filled as the
evening progressed, with many taking the opportunity to dance to the varied
selection of musical pieces.
added to fill out the band, but for the
past 20 years the Busby's have been
performing as a duet. The decision to
use electronic drums and bass
became a necessity to compete with
area disc jockeys at a reasonable fee.
The Crippled Ducks started out
playing in hotels, then progressed
to playing weddings and dances as
they became better known, at one
point playing for 75 weddings per
year. They have played most local
hotels and dance halls through
Midwestern Ontario. In 2014, their
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contribution to local music was
recognized when they were pre-
sented with The Barn Dance Pio-
neer Award.
Harry is based out of Belmore,
while Debbie Busby is based out of
Wingham where she is owner/
operator of Sweets N' Treats.
Often during performances there
will be trivia questions. The first to
get the correct answer is generally
awarded a gift bag of treats from
Debbie's selections of hand -made
chocolates and treats. This was
included in the Wing Night enter-
tainment on October 3. You can
contact Debbie at Sweets N' Treats
at 519-357-3663.
Currently, The Crippled Ducks
perform at many Legions, but they
still do a lot of everything for venues.
They would like to thank the public
for their support over the years.
There will be many more opportu-
nities to hear this talented brother -
sister duet as "There is no talk of
retiring yet. As long as the bookings
continue, we'll keep playing:'
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