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Scott Woods back on the road and returning to Melfort

Scott Woods, a multi-talented entertainer and musician, is back on the road with his brand new show ‘Old Fashioned Hoedown’.

Known as ‘The Fergus Fiddler’ and even as ‘The Flippin’ Fiddler’, Scott Woods is a two-time winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest, two-time winner of the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship, as well as Fiddle Entertainer of the Year.

In 2018 he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association.

Joining Scott on stage will be his sister Kendra Norris, an extremely talented singer and multi-instrumentalist, who is also a Canadian Fiddle Champion as well as a three-time Duet Fiddle Champion with her brother Scott.

The show will also feature talented young Step Dancer Leo Stock, an 18-year-old singer, drummer and Canadian Step Dancing Champion who is fondly also known as “Spaghetti Legs”.

Leo most recently won the 2022 Open Step Dancing Championship at the prestigious ‘Ontario Open Fiddle and Step Dance Contests’.

This will be the first time the group has been on tour, since before the pandemic.

Woods told northeastNOW they’re beyond excited to get back to doing what they love.

“We all sat at home for two or three years, not being able to do the things that we wanted to do and there was such a longing for that. For me, the show is about the celebration of finally being back on the road doing what we love and so it’s really uplifting and fun.”

The event is set to showcase costumes, dancing, laughs, reflection and, of course, fiddle music.

Woods added that even if it’s not your favourite type of music, it should be family entertainment from start to finish.

“A lot of fiddle music, a lot of country music, some gospel, something for everybody. You don’t have to be a fiddle fan or a country music fan, by any means, to enjoy the show.”

Woods has made roughly 50 trips across the prairies in the last 35 years, touring once or twice a year.

He explained how the appreciation throughout the western parts of Canada has always been much appreciated and made it feel like a home, away from home.

“We discovered that the rural folks across the prairies love fiddle and country music and they love to dance. They are just good-natured, fun-loving people, who work hard and it’s like my second home,” he said.

“It’s certainly been a very welcoming area. We could have just done a tour here in Ontario, we’ve got lots of fans at home here and they love their fiddle music too, but when we had the chance to get on the road, I’m like, okay, let’s get this bus fired up and we’re heading west, that’s where we’re gonna go. We always enjoy it, we’ve been coming to Melfort for years.”

The group will be in Melfort on November 6, at the Kerry Vickar Centre. The show begins at 2 p.m., with tickets available for purchase at the centre box office.

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Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Vol 57 Issue 34

Scott Woods makes a return to Fergus for Old Time Country Christmas tour

Nicole Beswitherick November 9, 2023 @ 9:57 am Arts & Entertainment , News

FERGUS – Scott Woods is back again with his Old Time Country Christmas tour. The tour has stops in 43 towns across 5 provinces and will be making its grand finale in Fergus on Dec. 22 at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (325 George St. W, Fergus).

“It’s a nice way to end [the show], back in the hometown and in the church that I grew up in as a kid,” Woods told the Advertiser .

“It’ll be a little bit extra special in Fergus for sure.”

Proceeds from the Fergus show will be going towards Hearts for Haiti, a faith-based ministry that makes regular mission trips to Haiti.

The country Christmas show brings Canadian fiddle music, traditional country, gospel, step dancing and lots of family-friendly humour to the stage.

Woods added that he makes sure the event shows the Christmas spirit through and through. The fiddler said many times Christmas shows do not play much Christmas music at all, but save it until the end.

“They just play their normal repertoire and they call it a Christmas show,” he began. “It’s my pet peeve.”  

“Our show is Christmas right from the beginning,” he said.

Woods is a multiple winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling competition and was named Canadian Fiddle Entertainer of the year.

In 2018, he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association for his promotion and preservation of Canadian old time fiddling.

Joining Woods on the tour is his sister, Kendra Norris. She is a champion fiddler and well-known for her tribute to “Cousin Minnie Pearl.”

Doing her part in the show, Norris also covers essential piano parts, bass, accordion, fiddle as well as harmony, lead and vocals.

Steve Piticco will be playing electric and acoustic guitars. Playing drums, fiddle, singing and dancing is 19-year-old Leo Stock. Canada’s Yodelling Cowgirl, Naomi Bristow will be a special guest on the tour as well.

Woods will also be doing some trick fiddling on his tour.  

“I’ve been known for a long time as the Flippin’ Fiddler,” said Woods.

When he was just 11 years old, Woods began practicing somersaults with two drumsticks before moving onto completing the movement while playing the fiddle.

He can also play the fiddle behind his back, and has a few other tricks up his sleeve.

Tickets to the Fergus show are $45 each and may be purchased using a credit card by calling the Scott Woods Band Office (toll free) at 1-855-726-8896. They can also be purchased online at: scott-woods.myshopify.com .

“It’s always a little bit more nerve wracking to have the hometown crowd as the audience, [and] the tickets are probably three-quarters sold already,” said Woods.

For information and to find a full list of locations where the Scott Woods Band will be playing, visit scottwoods.ca.

Nicole Beswitherick

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Fiddle champ headed to Rama in May

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RAMA / YORKTON - Renowned Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods   and his All-Star band, with their new show Old Fashioned Hoedown, are back on the road and will be making a stop in Rama May 13, at St Anthony’s Parish Hall.

“It feels so great to be back doing what we love so much,” Woods told Yorkton This Week . “It's almost surreal to stand on the stage again after almost four years -- 2019 was our last big tour.

“In 2020, we had tours booked across Canada, the USA and two in Europe. We are still getting back on track and it will take some time. But the energy of connecting with the band on stage and with the audience is an amazing feeling.

“This spring we are back full steam with 39 shows in five provinces. We also have a Christmas tour in November and December already booked -- 43 shows in five provinces including a stop in Yorkton on Nov. 14.”

Conversely, Woods said the shutdown was a difficult time for a musician used to touring.

“I found the pandemic to be the most depressing time,” he said. “I was not motivated to play or write or even practise sometimes.

“It took a lot of self-discipline to get back to a regular practise routine. Not having a show or a recording to work towards just sucked all the life out of the music for me.

“Having said that, after a couple months of staring at the news everyday thinking COVID would soon be gone, I did manage to get into the studio and record a new album. I also recorded one for my sister, Kendra -- who has played harmony fiddle on all my CDs but had never recorded one of her own.”

It was also an opportunity to do something different that at least put him back on the road.

“Early in the lock downs, I also got bored sitting in the house, so I went out driving long-haul trucks,” said Woods. “As a kid, I always loved trucks and dreamed of one day driving one. Having driven our tour bus all across North America for the past 16 years, I figured that may be as close to a big truck as I would ever get. But thanks to COVID, I got the chance to get out on the open highway for almost two years. I drove mostly USA runs – Texas, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, Georgia, the mid-west, all up and down the east coast and everywhere in between.

“It was a great experience and I took my fiddle and my dog with me on every trip.”

Now back on the stage Woods has a new show for his long-time fans.

“Our new show this year is called Old Fashioned Hoedown,” he said. “It is based on the old Gene Autry song by the same name. In the lyrics, it says ‘when Lady Luck gives you the throw down, and old man worry starts to mow down, there’s nothing like a good old fashioned hoedown, to chase your blues away.’

“After the lock downs of COVID, that’s pretty much how every musician has been feeling.”

Of course some aspects of a Woods’ show are forever.

“I continue to do my trick fiddling routine -- playing with a coat hanger or broomstick and turning somersaults and walking on a barrel while playing,” he said. “It is a two-hour show that will go by so quick we will have you laughing, crying and singing along with all your favourites.

“We feature many fiddle tunes in the style of Don Messer, Graham Townsend and Al Cherny and incorporate lots of county music, humour and step dancing,” he said. “Not unlike the variety television shows of the past -- Don Messer’s Jubilee, Country Hoedown, Hew Haw and the Tommy Hunter Show, we try to have a fast-paced exciting time for those attending.

“You don’t have to be a fiddle fan or country music fan to get something out of the show.”

The show is multi-talented too.

“Old Fashioned Hoedown features my sister Kendra Norris on fiddle, accordion and piano as well as her famous ‘Minnie Pearl’ comedy routine,” said Woods. “Germain Leduc from Vallefield Quebec cover piano and bass as well as plying his fiddle too.

“And our drummer, 18-year old Leo Stock is the current Canadian Open Step Dancing Champion. Leo also sings and plays his fiddle too. At one point in the show, we feature all four fiddles together in harmony.” Many of Woods’ shows across the country are fundraisers and the show in Rama is for St. Anthony’s Parish. Their full tour schedule and tickets are available to purchase from scottwoods.ca

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Adam Scott adds a 9-wood, switches irons again

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report.  Head over there for the full article.

His relatively lackluster performance with the KM-700 irons left him wanting to go back to what was already working: a set of wide-soled, low-bounce Miura AS-1 prototype blades that he used to finish second at the Genesis Scottish Open earlier in the summer, and T10 the following week at The Open Championship.

This week at the BMW Championship, Scott is going back to what worked in Scotland. At Castle Pines Golf Club, the tee boxes and fairways are made from a blend of Bentgrass and Poa Annua, and the rough is made from a mix of Kentucky Bluegrass and fescue grass.

No matter the grass, however, Scott was set on going back to his faithful blade irons.

Interestingly, Castle Pines has similar grass types to Muirfield Village Golf Club, which is also designed by Jack Nicklaus. Scott first debuted the Miura AS-1 blade irons at the 2022 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village. So, the synergy Scott is creating with this iron switch is palpable.

That’s not the only change Scott is making this week, though.

Castle Pines sits at more than 6,200 feet above sea level, wreaking havoc on distance control, even for the world’s best players. Collin Morikawa, for example, is switching golf balls in Colorado to increase spin and distance control.

Scott’s addition of a TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood helps produce greater launch and spin than a 3-iron. Since the ball is traveling much further than it would at sea level, players must guard against their golf ball coming into greens with too shallow of a landing angle and running through the green. Scott’s high-launching and high-spinning 9-wood will help soften the landing, and it will also help cut through the dense Kentucky bluegrass rough.

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Toulon Golf launch latest Small Batch putter – the Scotland

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Toulon Golf has officially announced its latest Small Batch putter — the Scotland.

Paying tribute to St. Andrews and launching during the Women’s Open Championship at St. Andrews, Toulon drew inspiration to explore the surroundings of the golf course, and the many small shops that populate the streets nearby.

That inspiration led to the creation of Small Batch Scotland and the thoughts of Toulon having a family business there years ago.

The sole of Small Batch Scotland represents what Toulon’s shop may have looked like had it lined the streets of St. Andrews a century ago, and is finished with a tribute to the brand’s beloved and recently departed shop dog, Jack. With all of this as a backdrop, the brand have created their first Toulon & Sons putter.

Featuring a classic desing, to modernize Scotland Toulon added a modified H1 hosel to the classic pintail design, lengthened the blade length to a modern 4.5 inches and designed a tailored, elegant squared off shoulder and bumper design.

The cavity design allowed the company to bring the design into modern proportion for both length and width, but it also improves the Scotland’s MOI in design to make it very forgiving.

Upon close inspection of the topline — and most evident while looking at the putter from the face on perspective — you’ll notice the gently raised and curved topline design. This not only pays homage to great pintail designs from the past, but subtly moves the CG to the center of the putter head, improving sound and feel and overall performance.

The back cavity design features a crest designed for the Toulon family. The cross in the center signifies unity in its family and the detail on the top of the badge represents Toulon’s five family members, while the sixth is emblematic of the beloved dogs they’ve had over the years.

The face mill pattern is a Fine Double Fly Cut which was chosen for its artistic flair — and with the addition of the Big Tuna over mill, it is designed to create just the right amount of audio feedback.

A celebration of the Home of Golf and the contributions of family businesses to golf equipment required a special headcover. The Toulon family has had a close personal relationship with another family-owned business — Seamus Golf — dating back nearly a decade. To finish Small Batch Scotland, Toulon collaborated with Seamus to create a  wool Toulon & Sons headcover featuring an iconic Scottish tartan pattern.

• Material: 904L Stainless Steel
• Face Mill: Fine Double Fly Cut with Big Tuna
• Finish: Liquid Charcoal PVD
• Grip: Custom Toulon Collection Tiffany Blue Pistol
• Shaft: Black Stepless Steel
• Headcover: Custom Toulon Small Batch Wool by Seamus
• Head Weight: 353 g
• Toe Hang: 41° / Loft – 3° / Lie – 70°

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The Small Batch Scotland is available for purchase on a first come, first served basis on August 22nd via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com .

A limited number of these exceedingly rare examples are being offered worldwide at $1,800.

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PXG launches new Zero Torque Balance putter

PXG has just launched the brand new Allan putter that is much different than any previous putter the company has made.

The goal was to create a putter that combined Zero Torque Balance Technology and high MOI to help golfers make more putts. Bob Parsons was so impressed with the putter that he named it after his late younger brother.

“It is so fun and easy to hit; it feels like magic. In fact, I am so impressed with how well the technology works that I named the putter for my little brother Allan. He was a hell of a golfer, and I know he would have loved it.”

The first question you are probably thinking is what is Zero Torque Balance Technology? PXG engineered and patented ZTB to remove the twisting forces that work against a player’s grip during the putter stroke. This keeps the putter face pointed towards the target through the entire stroke and doesn’t require the golfer to square the putter at impact.

PXG claims that this works for all swing types, with a large arc or a straight back straight through stroke. A new S hosel creates a shaft axis that is just above the center of gravity for that toe-up balancing. This means that when you set the putter on a table or hold it without any force, the toe of the putter will point straight up in the air. Most traditional putter designs will have a face that points straight up or a toe that points down towards the ground.

Like most of the recent Battle Ready II putters, the Allan uses PXG’s hollow body S COR technology as well. This removes material from behind the face, filling the void with lightweight S COR polymer, and moving it to the perimeter of the head. Using S COR also allows PXG to reduce harsh vibration and dial in the sound for a soft and solid feeling putter.

The Allan putter has golf’s thinnest face at 0.055″ and the Pyramid Face Pattern to ensure consistent roll and ball speed no matter where you make contact on the face.

The putter head has a very traditional mallet shape from address that some golfers might prefer over competitors that use a similar toe-up balance. Constructed from multiple pieces, PXG made the top siteline contrasting silver to further help with alignment.

A unique ball retriever is built into the sole so you can easily pick a ball off the green without bending over. PXG’s Precision Weighting system is also built in, so your fitter can dial in the perfect head weight.

The new PXG Allan putter is available now on PXG’s website or in any of their fitting locations all over the country. Many grip options are available as is the PXG M16 putter shaft for an additional upcharge. The Allan putter is offered in right- or left-handed and starts at $449.99.

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Fiddle, Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, and Clarinet Scott's love of fiddling has been passed down through six generations. He studied classical violin from age four and plays several instruments: drums, bass, piano, guitar, saxophone and clarinet. Scott is a multiple winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championships and a Canadian Fiddle Entertainer of the Year. Scott's famous trick fiddling routine where he turns somersaults and walks on a barrel while playing his fiddle has earned him the nickname "the Flippin' Fiddler" and three consecutive Canadian Novelty Fiddle Championship titles. For seven years Scott was the musical director of Memories of Don Messer's Jubilee, which toured extensively in Canada. Scott lives in Fergus, Ontario, enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and travelling with his Airstream trailer.

'Yee Haw' Cross-Canada Tour: Band Members

Kendra (Woods) Norris

Fiddle, Clarinet, Saxophone, Accordion, and Vocals Kendra studied classical violin and piano from age 8. She is a multiple winner of the Canadian Open Fiddle Competition in the 19-45 Class & 3 time winner of the Canadian Open Duet Fiddling Class with her brother Scott. She teaches private violin and piano lessons at her home in Waterloo, ON. A Music Education graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University & the University of Western Ontario, Kendra teaches music in elementary school. She has a gift for writing harmony and arranging. Kendra & her husband Joel enjoy travelling with their Airstream trailer.

Step Dancing & Fiddle At a young age, Leo Stock was introduced to both fiddle and step dancing, and has enthusiastically pursued both. In addition to being a member of the Scott Woods Band since 2017, Leo’s musical career has included performing in the 2022 Drayton Entertainment production of Sorry, I’m Canadian 2 and numerous appearances at the Purple Hill Country Opry. Leo continues to receive awards in both fiddle and step dance contests, and is an Ontario Open Fiddle Finalist and a multiple 18 & under Fiddle Champion. He is a Canadian Open Step Dance Champion and a two-time Ontario Open Step Dance Champion. In 2020, Leo placed in the top 4 in the All That! Best of the Best Percussive Dance Contest, with contestants from around the world. Leo has released his very own fiddle CD, a variety album titled “What’s Next?”, which has been regularly played on the Your Kawartha Oldies online radio program: “Classic Country Sunday”.

Steve Piticco

Guitar and Vocals Born in Toronto, Steve started playing guitar at age 11. When he was 15, he purchased his Fender Telecaster guitar and since then he has performed professionally with that specific guitar. Subsequently, he has toured, recorded and performed Guitar Clinics all across North America and Europe with many top Country Acts who utilize him for his distinctive Tele Sound. He is a multiple winner of the CCMAs Guitar Player of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year and along with his own band South Mountain, won the Vista Rising Star Award.

Kurk Bernard

Bass and Vocals Bio to come, stay tuned!

Band Member Archive

Germain Leduc

Piano and Fiddle From near Valleyfield, Quebec, Germain started playing the organ at the age of 3. He was introduced to old-time and Québécois style fiddle and piano at the age of 15. He has accompanied many fiddlers over the years, including Grand Master Fiddler, Mark Sullivan, Fiddling Sensation, Calvin Vollrath. An accomplished fiddler and composer in his own right, Germain has recorded several albums of his music and is a three-time finalist at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition and received the people’s choice award in 2017. He has toured Hungary, Peru, Mexico and the United States playing for the "Manigance" dance troupe at international folklore festivals.

Naomi Bristow

Vocals and guitar Naomi is a young cowgirl with a real talent for singing. Her love for traditional country music led her to self-taught yodeling, which she incorporates into her performances. Naomi’s strong faith has guided her to gospel music, and she loves to sing with her church band when she’s not on the road performing across Canada and the U.S. Naomi has recorded with several Nashville stars, such as Bill Anderson and Vince Gill, and has opened for such artists as Gene Watson, The Good Brothers, Larry Mercy, Gordie Tapp, Bobby Bare, and Moe Bandy.

Carolyn Woods

Piano, Organ, and Keyboard Started playing piano at age four. Studied classical piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. Plays organ and keyboard at St. Andrew's Church, Fergus. Began chording for old time fiddle music at age eight. Carolyn joined the Merv Woods Orchestra in 1956. Over the years she accompanied many great fiddlers as house pianist at fiddle and step dance contests, including the Canadian Open in Shelburne, Ontario. She toured across Canada for eight years as pianist with Memories of Don Messer’s Jubilee. Carolyn has also travelled the world helping others - her mission trips have included Haiti, Kenya and Nicaraugua. Carolyn loves to travel with her Airstream trailer, she lives in Fergus, Ontario.

Bass Pete was born in Moncton, NB into a musical family. His dad sang and played the harmonica, and his three brothers played guitar. His next oldest brother Bob played bass and as a result was Pete's biggest influence. Pete also sings and plays acoustic guitar, and often entertains in retirement and long term care residences. For the past twelve years Pete has been the bassist for The Good Brothers who are 8-time Juno Award winners and inductees into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and North American Country Music Association International.

Patrick Linton

Bass, Stepdancing and Vocals This is Patrick’s first tour with the Scott Woods Band. He started step dancing at age five with Judy’s School of Dance in Stratford, ON. Studying under Canadian Open Step Dance Champion Kyle Waymouth, Patrick has been the Southwestern Ontario 18 & Under Step Dance Champion and the Open Group Champion as a member of “Fully Charged”. Patrick also plays guitar, bass, cajon, drums and sings. Patrick is sixteen years old hails from Mitchell, ON.

Drums Ron was born and raised near Kerwood,ON. His father played old time fiddle tunes as Ron was growing up. He started playing drums as a teenager after being inspired by a late uncle who also played drums. In his teenage years, Ron played drums with his high school stage band and toured with a gospel musical production. After many years of playing dances in Southwestern Ontario in various orchestras, Ron has recently been the drummer with the Pierce Family Band. Ron lives on a farm just outside Strathroy, ON with his wife Kim and their three children.

Nadine Boles

Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Mandolin Singing and performing since the age of five. Nadine studied classical piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. She has performed for many years at a variety of events and with several dance bands. Retired from the Nursing profession, Nadine & her husband Gary have been avid fans of Bluegrass music for the past several years. Nadine plays guitar and sings lead & harmony vocals. She also plays the mandolin. Nadine recently started a new business in landscape design. Gary & Nadine live just outside Fergus, ON and enjoy travelling with their Airstream trailer.

Upright Bass and Vocals Gary started playing piano at age seven but soon moved on to the accordion. At age twelve he was playing tenor banjo in a band with his brother. He started playing electric bass in 1964 in a band called The Centurions. Gary has played bass with many bands over the years but with a renewed interest in Bluegrass music, he has also taken up the five-string banjo. Gary owned & operated his own business in Fergus, ON for many years & has recently retired. Gary and his wife Nadine love to ride their Harley Davidson motorcycles & have travelled extensively across North America on them.

Bruce Timmins

Guitar Bruce started playing guitar at age ten and specializes in Celtic, Jazz and Contemporary styles. His instrumental prowess and versatility have made him one of the most respected guitar players in the Maritimes today. Besides his extensive recording-studio experience, Bruce has worked with many live touring & theatre shows including Cape Bretons Greatest Hits, the John Allen Cameron Show, Memories of Don Messers Jubilee, Christmas Daddies and the Cottars. He is an East Coast Music Award winner. Originally from Big Bras D or, Cape Breton Island, Bruce and his wife Yvonne now live in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Kyle Waymouth

Step Dance, Drums, Bass, and Fiddle Kyle started step dancing at the age of three at his mothers dance studio, Judys School of Dance in Stratford, ON. Since then, Kyle has become an accomplished step dancer with over 50 first place finishes to date including the Canadian Open Championships (x2) and the prestigious Pembroke Championships (x2). Kyle has been a member of the step dance group Powerhouse as well; who are four-time Canadian Open Group Step Dancing Champions. He is also the 2013 Canadian Open Clogging Champion. Kyle has performed extensively across North America as well as in France with Belgium/Scottish group Hot Spoons. Kyle lives in Stratford, ON.

Drums Wes has been playing drums for the past 8 years. Coming from a musical family, drumming comes naturally as his Dad plays drums as did his late great-Uncle. As a graduate of the music program at Wilfrid Laurier University, Wes had the opportunity to play a wide variety of genres including big band swing with the WLU Jazz band and classical orchestral literature with the WLU Orchestra. When he is not busy on the family farm, Wes can often be seen playing with the Pierce Family Band performing traditional country music. Wes lives in Strathroy, Ontario.

Tommy Leadbeater

Guitar and Vocals Tom was born in New Waterford, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. His mother, a professional pianist and fiddler encouraged him to sing and learn guitar. During his early teenage years, he had lead roles in theatre productions such as "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Godspell". He performed with local pop/rock bands and worked in the coal mines of Cape Breton for 16 years. Tom became a body builder and a Golden Gloves Boxing Champion. For over a decade, Tom played the part of Charlie Chamberlain in Memories of Don Messers Jubilee. His captivating voice, with its crystal clear tones, rich in harmonics and secure in its upper range has earned him a reputation of being one of Nova Scotias vinest vocalists.

Drums, Fiddle, Guitar, Bass, and Mandolin Ben began his musical career playing fiddle at age 3. Along with his Mother (Kendra), Ben was awarded Most Entertaining Fiddler at the 1993 Canadian Open Fiddle Contest in Shelburne, Ontario - he was five years old. Ben is now 23 and is in fourth year (co-op program), studying science at the University of Waterloo.

Amanda MacInnis

Fiddle, Step Dancing, and Vocals Amanda has been entertaining since age 4 & has toured with Scott & the band several times since age 9. Amanda received multiple awards for dancing & fiddle at competitions across Ontario & was a double winner at the 2010 Maritime Fiddle Festival in Nova Scotia. When not competing or touring, Amanda performs for charity events & showcases including: the International Plowing Match, Shelburne Fiddle Championship Shows & Walt Disney World in Florida with Judys School of Dance. Amanda enjoys barrel racing & looking after her horses. She is 14 years old & lives in Dundalk, ON.

Bill Carruthers

Drums and Vocals Bill started playing drums at age 11 with his father’s family band and has since forged an illustrious and diversified music career. Bill was the winner of 4 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) All Star Band, Drummer of the Year awards. His career has spanned years of performance and management (Savannah Music Group) and he has worked with some of the best, including Marie Bottrell, Terry Sumsion, Ronnie Prophet, Tommy Hunter, The Family Brown, Michelle Wright, Kitty Wells, South Mountain and many more. Bill lives in Tillsonburg, Ontario.