Billy Brideau Bio to come.
Eloi Leblanc Bio to come.
Wayne Hachey Born and raised in Blackville, NB, Wayne gave his first public stage performance at age ten playing guitar and singing a solo spot at a St. Patrick’s Day Concert. It was the beginning of a life-long love affair with music during which he would master a number of instruments. His career as a dance and concert musician began at 17 when he joined a local band, “The Arrows”. Later he might be a drummer with one band, lead guitarist with another or electric bass player with yet another. It was bass, however with which he would become closely identified.
After moving to Fredericton, Wayne’s musical involvements became even more hectic. He played the NB college-university circuit with the Beau Hunks; the entire Maritimes with the Rocky Mountain Rangers, then Al Sherwood’s York County Boys, later, Al’s New Horizon Band, was a regular on Earl Mitton’s weekly CBC radio show. In 1967, he toured the Atlantic provinces with Wilf Carter and Hank Snow and then joined Jim and Jesse’s Maritime touring band. Over the years he has also backed such international stars as Tex Ritter, Gordie Tapp, Ann Murray, Tommy Common, Joan Kennedy, Larry Mattson, Freddy McKenna, Johnny Burke and, more recently, JR Vautour, Chris Cummings, Mavis O’Donnell, Bob Cleghorn and the Stone Ridge Band.
In 1999 Wayne made his movie debut as a guitar player in a CBC movie, The Dance, which was telecast throughout Canada on the full CBC network. Wayne’s musical career has spanned over 50 years, running the entire gamut of dancehalls, concerts and festival settings, recording studio work, and he has cheerfully contributed countless hours to charitable causes, playing many benefits and fund-raisers, yearly. Wherever in Canada Wayne’s name is mentioned, there is bound to be someone who has shared a stage with him from the Atlantic to Ontario, westward. He has played country, folk, rock, done jazz and Classical stints. Besides these instrumental abilities he sings harmony and has an uncanny knack of remembering song lyrics. His ability to instantly recall tunes makes him an integral part of any group with whom he performs. Wayne is always learning new music but still loves the old-time ballads and tunes. He regards his work with Mavis O’Donnell and Aubrey Hanson in recent years as highlights of his career.
In recent years, he’s backed Mavis, Al Sherwood and Charlie Russell at recording sessions and regularly plays the Fredericton area’s Country Junction.
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