Vince Barlow was born in Limestone, Maine in 1944 to First Nation MicMac parents but was brought up on Indian Island in Kent County near Rexton, New Brunswick. Musical from birth, he began singing at age five. A mastering of guitar and accordion followed and by age 17 he was performing at church events, local talent shows and parties. At 23 he wrote a song "Discovery Of The Land" for a First Nations magazine program on CBC Radio. Soon after he decided to make music a full time career and began playing area clubs and venues but eventually ventured into the New England States to play the same style venues, and in 1974 signed to a contract with the Lone Star Ranch at Reid's Ferry in New Hampshire. He was their featured house act until it closed in 1983. During that time, he was featured on an 8-track tape released on the BOAT Records label. In 1983 he was accepted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International on the strength of songs he had written. In 1984, he released his first long play album "Keep It Country" on the Rite Track RTP label in Leominster, Massachusetts, where he lived for 13 years. This album was distributed in England as well as the United States. A second album, "The Instrumental Side of Vince Barlow", followed. During his years in the USA, Vince had his own fan club and opened for many Nashville stars, Kitty Wells, Dave Dudley, Jimmy Dickens, Louvin Brothers and Dick Curless among them, and performed at Nashville Fan Fairs, Rodeos as well as on Jerry Lewis Telethons and AMVETS, D.A.R.E. telecasts. He moved back to N.B. over 20 years ago, and has lived here over 40 of his 67 years and still performs, often in his First Nation ceremonial head-dress, neck piece and attire. Vince helped the Big Cove Christmas Angels raise $25,000 in a 20-hour telethon in 2010.
Joseph "Joe"Haché was born into a musical family at St. Isidore in 1938. Un chanteur et entertainer naturel superbe, Joe, à un âge précoce et maîtrisé le violon, guitare, piano et accordion et fut bientôt en demande lors de parties de maison et d%u2019évenement scolaires.
He has also been an active promoter of country music all his life and is still active as a bilingual performer who is greatly admired equally by fans, band mates and other entertainers alike.
He and his son Marc, along with Cyrille Hachey and Roger Picot formed a band, %u201CThe Hachey Boys%u201D, which was active in the Bathurst area for many years.
A born athelete, he spent the winter of 1957-58 in Canada%u2019s capital city as a member of the elite Ottawa-Hull Junior A Hockey Squad, but returned to Bathurst to pursue his sporting career. Joe was Captain of the Bathurst Paper Makers Hockey Team that won the National Title (Hardy Cup) 1971-72.
In the late 1960%u2019s and early 1970%u2019s he was a part of a musical revue called %u201CThe Jig and Whistle Show%u201D that performed all over New Brunswick for a number of years, modeled after the CTV-TV show %u201CThe Pig and Whistle%u201D. Joe a aussi dirigé le choeur de la cathédrale de Bathurst de 1978 à 1986. Au fil des années, il a été un animateur musician régulièrement invite à de nombreau foyers pour personnes âgées et d%u2019autres établissement telles, de foyers de soins, hôpiteaux et écoles. Joe was also president of the Bathurst Festival Commission when it became the Hospitality Days in 1972-73. Joe also served on the Bathurst City Council and other public offices as well. Joe a aussie excellé dans d%u2019autres sport comme le baseball, 10K et marathon, le tennis et encore actif dans le golf et le vélo. Joe still loves performing and seeing an audience of smiling faces.
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