Canadian Pickers

Clair Abrams · Post by **Clair Abrams** » 27 Aug 2006 7:01 pm

Count me in. David Cobb, I think I'm the guy you are taling about. A couple of years ago I think.

Anne Giroux · Post by **Anne Giroux** » 27 Aug 2006 7:28 pm

Count me in. I had no idea we had so many canadian pickers. What a great post & you're forgiven Pat. Haven't heard from you in ages. Drop me an e-mail & I'll fill you in on Lou.

Charlie Tryon · Post by **Charlie Tryon** » 28 Aug 2006 6:10 am

Count me in even if I just play at it somedays

Charlie

Russ Cayen · Post by **Russ Cayen** » 28 Aug 2006 12:01 pm

Count me in from Woodstock Ontario

Tommy Mark · Post by **Tommy Mark** » 28 Aug 2006 2:56 pm

I cant believe this thread has benn revived after 3 years or so. Good to hear from you all.

Dave Baldwin · Post by **Dave Baldwin** » 28 Aug 2006 3:38 pm

hi count this flatlander in dave

Pete Young · Post by **Pete Young** » 28 Aug 2006 5:00 pm

Another fine picker from this way I forgot to add is Ron Cavanaugh

A. Roncetti · Post by **A. Roncetti** » 28 Aug 2006 5:04 pm

Well Tom you know I'm a Canadian steeler ,we live on the same street after all

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George Rout · Post by **George Rout** » 28 Aug 2006 7:53 pm

And little OLD me in Peach Pickin' country, St. Catharines, Ontario. Originally from Halifax (really familiar with Billy Reid Sr), Roy Armstrong, Frank Martell the latter two were teachers at the Halifax Hawaiian Studios where I took lessons on an old Stella guitar in 1948. I've met tons of super nice folks in the music playing over the years. George

John Davis · Post by **John Davis** » 28 Aug 2006 10:11 pm

This post is amazing!! I spent three months at my brothers place Near Cambell River played with every band that visited "The Quinsom" Hotel and a band called Glynn Gillis and the Alley cats (this was about 1984) and I could`ent find another steel player anywhere!!! Apart from a guy called Ben Mayo who lived in Vancouver and played a homemadesteel.
Please Please can I be a Canadian Too??
I will be in Waterloo Ont. next week for at least a couple of days and would love to meet any local players

Doug Dietrich · Post by **Doug Dietrich** » 29 Aug 2006 1:20 pm

John, I live in Waterloo Ont and would love to hook up with you. I'm working the Carter booth at the St. Louis convention but will be back home on Monday Sept.4. Feel free to email me directly. I'll have my Blackberry with me in St. Louis and can get emails.

John Davis · Post by **John Davis** » 29 Aug 2006 10:42 pm

Thanks Doug, I will email.....

Bill Maynard · Post by **Bill Maynard** » 30 Aug 2006 12:41 am

I see the list did not include Canadian Steeler Buddy Ackers. Buddy is one of Canada's best steel guitarist ever. Amazing style and tone and very fast as well.

Nigel Mullen · Post by **Nigel Mullen** » 30 Aug 2006 4:42 am

I'm in. I'm from New Brunswick. Been trying to play steel for the past 35 years and still lovin it.

Bill Simmons · Post by **Bill Simmons** » 30 Aug 2006 7:00 am

Hey John Davis brought up a name I hadn't heard since growing up in Winnipeg many years ago...Ben Mayo. Does anyone know where and what he is doing??

John Davis · Post by **John Davis** » 30 Aug 2006 7:54 am

He was some picker Bill home made steel and bar......bar so long he had a hook on it to have more control over those really wide string spacings

John Cadeau · Post by **John Cadeau** » 30 Aug 2006 8:06 am

Hi Bill, unfortunately Ben passed away several years ago. Ben was a freind of mine. Every year since his death we have a musical tribute to Ben at a local Legion hall. One of the bands I play with hosts this event, and we have a major jam session with many local musicians getting in on the act, including Ben's sister Patty Mayo, one of the Vancouver area's well known singers for many years. These jams start about 3:00 in the afternoon, and usually go until around 10, or 10:30 p.m. And John I used to play the Quinsom Hotel back around '89 - '90.
John

John Cadeau · Post by **John Cadeau** » 30 Aug 2006 8:09 am

I forgot to add, I guess I'm a Canadian steel picker too.

Harry Johansen · Post by **Harry Johansen** » 30 Aug 2006 9:00 am

Neither am I a canadian steeler,but my heaert is with my good friend Ed these days.I'm sure he's goin through a rough time by being alone in his house.I hope he can get all supports he deserve by all his freinds and neighbours around there. We all miss Irene.
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Dean Cavill · Post by **Dean Cavill** » 30 Aug 2006 11:18 am

Yo

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Nigel Mullen · Post by **Nigel Mullen** » 30 Aug 2006 2:41 pm

I'm in.

Rusty Walker · Post by **Rusty Walker** » 3 Sep 2006 5:11 am

Looks like you started a snowball rollin' downhill,Tom.See ya Monday.Rusty

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 3 Sep 2006 7:00 am

Yes count me in as well......

Yes reading this thread has brought back fond memories of Ben Mayo , I worked, lived, and enjoyed his company back in the OLD days of music on the "West Coast" it was he and fellow forumite John Cadeau that really got me hooked on the pedal steel guitar, Thanks !<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 03 September 2006 at 08:46 AM.]</p></FONT>

John Cadeau · Post by **John Cadeau** » 3 Sep 2006 12:06 pm

Hey Dale how are you doing. Hope things are going well Yes those were good times. I did a duo gig with Dave Paul a few months ago. He was talking maby doing more of these, but right now I'm dividing my time between three different bands, so I'm keeping as busy as I want to be.

JC

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 3 Sep 2006 5:45 pm

does it count if my sister was born and lives in edmonton?