A resident of the beautiful Hockley Valley, near Orangeville, Ontario, Bob has been playing bass on stage and in the orchestra pits of Toronto theatres for over 25 years.

He has lived through over 50 professional productions, including 3 years in the original Canadian production of Forever Plaid. He has worked with some of Canada's finest musical directors, musicians and performers in shows like Closer Than Ever, Stan Rogers - A Matter of Heart, Company, and Leslie Arden - A Meeting of Minds.

Besides theatre work, he has recorded and performed with many jazz groups, Toronto area Big Bands and singer song-writers.

The early 60's found a young Randy sliding down the waterpipe from his second story bedroom at night, trumpet slung over his back, to play Dixieland at the Riverside Tavern where "Fats" the bartender, a larger than life retired Mississippi River Boat banjo player with the toes cut out of his shoes, enchanted him with stories, songs and a shoebox full of old picture postcards, and passed the torch of travelling down life's musical highway. It led him through Rock'n'Roll in Chicago, R&B in Oklahoma, to the folk/country scene in Canada. A thirty year musical association with Sylvia Tyson which continues with &Quartette& - (he just returned from a tour); Radio, TV and live concerts in Europe and North America allowed him the chance to sing and play with such greats as Buffy St. Marie, George Strait, Johnny Paycheck, and Emmylou Harris.

In musical theatre, he has given over 1,000 performances of "Pump Boys and Dinettes" and "John Grey's Rock and Roll". In 2007, he toured the Apalachian States with the Barter Theatre of Virginia's production of "Man of Constant Sorrow" taking the lovely, mournful Bluegrass music of the Stanley Brothers as re-popularized by the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou"... Back to the places of its birth, including Mayberry, NC and Hazard, KY.

He once had lunch with Harold Bradley, who played tic-tac bass on most of the Patsy recordings.

Bruce Ley was born in Hamilton where he started his first band, The Pharoah's and later joined The Rising Sons, and The Brass Union. Bruce has enjoyed a career that spans 4 decades. Bruce worked for CBC for many years and was the piano player for The Tommy Hunter Show for 7 years, and for The Ronnie Prophet Show for 8 years. He worked with Don Everly, Chet Atkins, the 'real' Dolly Parton, and Brenda Lee, who coincidentally, was mentored years ago by Patsy Cline.

As a writer, Bruce wrote music for the children's TV shows Sesame Street, and Polka Dot Door, among others. He has also written scores for many television dramas and was nominated for a Gemini for best dramatic score. He scored "The Painted Door", a film that was nominated for an Academy Award.

He has made his mark in the blues field, as lead guitarist and singer in the Trouble and Strife Blues Band. Their debut cd won the award for best blues record of the year (Indie Awards 2007). Bruce formed The Bruce Ley Trio along with our bass player Bob Hewus and Leo Pilon on drums. An avid painter, Bruce was recently chosen to display his work at Curiosity House Gallery's Emerging Artist Exhibit, and will exhibit in a number of galleries this year. Bruce lives in the hills of Mulmur and was recently musical director for Theatre Orangeville's production of 18 Wheels and Mesa.
For more info: www.bruceleystudios.com

Michael Mulrooney studied conducting, piano and voice at the University of Toronto, and has pursued an eclectic musical career centering on theatre. He has served as musical director, pianist, conductor and/or arranger on almost 200 productions, large and small in theatres all over Canada and occasionally abroad.

Credits include: The Kiss of the Spider Woman (World Premiere), Show Boat (Toronto/New York), Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany), Les Misérables (Toronto + Canadian Tour), I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Canadian Premiere), The Lion King and Billy Bishop Goes to War (Charlottetown Festival and all over Ontario).

Outside the theatre, Michael serves as director of music for Tansley United Church in Burlington; has taught musical theatre at the Randolph Academy and York University, appears regularly with Boris Brott's National Academy Orchestra and is currently teaching music and theatre at Sheridan College.

Toronto Guitarist Kim Ratcliffe has over 30 years of experience covering a wide variety of creative endeavours and musical worlds. He got his start playing six nights a week in bar bands when he was eighteen in Victoria B.C. Since then he's toured on four continents with singer Holly Cole and worked with Colm Wilkinson, David Clayton Thomas, blues harpist Carlos Del Junco, songsmith Ron Sexsmith and many others. He can be heard in drummer Paul Delong's fusion group, Bruce Cassidy's 'Hotfoot', the Frank Lovano Quintet, with Pat Collins and Andrew Downing's groups and other jazz ensembles. Kim has worked with many of the city's top dance bands for many years, and his theatre experience includes Chicago, Hairspray and others. He has a B.F.A. from York University, and is honoured to be a member of the great music faculties at Humber and Mohawk Colleges.

Aaron is a world class musician and performer based in the Toronto area. Cape Breton born, his passion for music and fiery fiddling style took root at the age of two when he asked for his first fiddle. He has been wowing audiences ever since as an energetic singer, actor and multi-instrumentalist mastering an astonishing variety of styles having performed with diverse artists such as Shania Twain, Big Sugar, Jeff Healey, Jason McCoy, George Hamilton IV, Mac Wiseman and many others. He has also performed on over 300 recording sessions besides working as a record producer. Recently, his Celtic rock band, Coole Park released their first album, Water Journeys.
www.fiddleheadproductions.com and www.cooleparkmusic.com

Toronto's theatre district has been Dave's home for the past twenty years. From Miss Saigon to Mamma Mia, Les Misèrables to Beauty and the Beast, Dave feels fortunate to have worked with some of the finest players and performers in the business. In addition to his playing career, Dave writes for film and television including CTV's Olympic overage, TSN and the CBC, and is also a staff writer for Telepictures, providing music for E-Talk Daily, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Tyra Banks Show and TMZ.com.
www.davewilson.ca

Nelson is pleased to work once again with the incomparable Leisa Way. Currently a sound designer for Drayton Entertainment, Nelson has managed to work at just about every theatre in Ontario over the past fourteen years. His long and varied career has taken him across the province and back again as both a sound designer and engineer. Past productions include The Importance of Being Earnest (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Beauty and the Beast (Theatre Aquarius), Singin' in the Rain (Huron Country Playhouse), A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Theatre Orangeville), and most recently, Cagney, Country Legends, Sweet Charity, and Dance Legends for Drayton Entertainment. Nelson has now added the role of "Daddy" to his resume. His daughter Madeleine Danielle is five years old and his son was born in September 2010. The pay's not great and the hours are long, but the fringe benefits are unbeatable. Special thanks to Sir Simon for love, wisdom, and attitude checks.

Stephen has held the position of Technical Director (Victoria Playhouse); Head Sound & Light Technician (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines), Technical Director (Drayton Entertainment, King's Wharf Theatre), Studio Theatre Technician (Shilling Studio, Orillia Opera House), Tour Manager (Touring Players Theatre of Canada), and Sound Designer and Assistant Technical Director (Theatre Orangeville). Currently Stephen works at The Rose Theatre in Brampton.

Stephen would like to thank his partner Rebecca Morris and cat Jasper Station for all their love and support.