Dale Ducharme
Mike Hamelin
Rodger Coulombe
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Rodger "Rodge" Coulombe
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Rodger has been playing music professionally
since 1978. Although today he is renowned for his guitar playing, he
actually started his career as a banjo player. He's played with a number
of notable bands such as Ralph Carlson and Country Mile, George
Brothers' Band, Rick Thompson and RamRod. These bands toured extensively
across Canada.
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As a member of Country Mile, he toured
a number of European countries including England, Ireland, Scotland, and
Wales. Rodger was the house guitar player for the Calgary Stampede radio
broadcast for three years in a row. In both 1979 and 1981 the band won the
Top Performance by a County Band or Duo Canadian Country Music Award.
Rodger has also appeared on a number of television broadcasts such as the
Family Brown Show and the Ronnie Prophett Show.
Over the years Rodger has had the pleasure of backing up a number of
vocalists such as: Ronnie Prophett, Dick Damron, Marie Botrell, Eddy
Eastman, Al Cherney, Gordie Tapp, Kalita Haverland, Dallas Harms, Neville
Wells, Carole Baker, Bob and Marie King, Ron McMunn, as well as a number
of local musicians. Rodger has also performed on a number of top-ten hits
and a number of local projects. If you listen to any music from the Ottawa
Valley area recorded in the '80s, it is likely that Rodger is the guitar
and/or banjo player. Although Rodger
decided to stop touring, he is still involved in a variety of musical
projects. His versatility and talent allows him to work part-time with a
number of local bands and he is still in demand for both live and session
work playing guitar, banjo and steel guitar.
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Dale "Duke" Ducharme
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Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Dale has been playing professionally
music since 1984. Dale's first gig was actually brought about by
chance. Dale's father Dan was looking for a fill in bass player
for his own group at the time, and thought that Dale might just fill the
bill. He had been playing guitar since the tender age of 5, and
started on bass at the age of 8. That first night was the
beginning of a career! Over the last 21 years, Dale has had
the opportunity to play with many Valley notables such as Hi & Dri
Country (with his father Dan), George Essery, Neville Wells, Gary
Fairburn and Donna Moon, Ralph Carlson, Rick Thompson, and Chris McCann
to name a few. He has played bass behind many Country Music
legends as well such as Charlie Walker, David Houston, Eddie Eastman,
Gilles Godard and Gordie Tapp.
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In "Unwound", Dale plays rhythm guitar, or Drums, and on occasion, bass
guitar. Dale also plays an active part in the Country Music
Community within Ottawa. He presently volunteers on the board of directors
for the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame.
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"Mighty" Mike Hamelin
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Mike Hamelin has been
playing music since he was just a teen.
Mike is a keen bass player who is also a lead vocalist and
harmony singer. He has been
playing music in the Ottawa Valley for over 30 years.
In those years, he has had the pleasure of working with valley
entertainers such as John Henry and the Steel Driving Band, the Ginette
Porter Show, Ron McMunn and McMunn Music, the late Gary “Spike”
Spicer, the McCann Family, Rae Palmer, Dusty King Jr., Gary Fairburn,
the Gal Pals, The Boyd Gang, Neville Wells, just to name a few.
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He has also performed
with recording artists “Whispering” Bill Anderson, Bobby Curtola and
participated in a Nashville Show with Ron McMunn which brought in two of
Nashville’s own: John
Graves Jr. and fiddle player Kenny Baker.
Mike has also paricipated in numerous fund raising events,
jamborees and various local fairs. He
has also done session work not only for his bass playing but also for his
harmony singing. Mike is not
just limited to bass playing though this is his first love.
He started on drums, was on steel and rhythm guitar in a family
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