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This group of veteran players have recently gathered together to have
some fun and play some great Bluegrass Music. These musicians have
played in various Award Winning Bands over the years. Most have
multi-nominations & awards in their respective instruments and vocals
over the years at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards, Fiddle Contests
& Banjo Contests.
Traditionally Wound played their first show together as a Band at the 2007 Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards and they were warmly and enthusiastically received by the fans in audience. The clapping and hollering from the audience added to the boys enjoyment and a look around the stage showed that all were having a good time if the smiles on their faces were any indication. They are looking forward to working up some of the original material that Jerry McNulty and Art Groomes have been writing over the last few years and playing the Ontario Festival Circuits.
Update: Traditionally Wound is happy to announce the
addition of Wayne Ferguson to the band as their new fiddle player. Wayne
replaces Tyler Beckett who's music career is taking off as his final school year
winds down. The demand for Tyler’s services and his passion & desire to make
music his full time career has been making it more difficult for him commit to
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Wayne Ferguson, born in Sarnia, Ontario, started playing old time fiddle at the age
of 12 and competed in the contest circuit for 8 years until he switched over
to play bluegrass music. Wayne is a versatile Fiddle and Mandolin player
having performed with numerous Country and Bluegrass Bands which include Mac
Wiseman, The Good Brothers, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Terry Sumsion, Diane
Chase, Johnny Burke, Harold MacIntyre and Honi Deaton and Dream to name a
few. Waynes achievements include being voted "Fiddle Player" 5 times and
"Mandolin Player" 4 times at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards. Wayne
now resides in Gravenhurst, Ontario with his wife and 2 kids.
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Ken Groomes, started playing banjo at a very early age and
attended at Bluegrass Festivals with his Mom & Dad. Ken quickly became
quite proficient on the banjo and began entering the Banjo Contests that
were plentiful in the 70’s & 80’s competing against Jerry Mc Nulty &
David Talbot among the other great banjo young folk of day. David Talbot
went on to become a famous banjo player who help found the Grascals and
currently tours exclusively with Dolly Parton. Ken is famous in his own
rite having been nominated and winning the Central Canadian Banjo Player
of the Year Award numerous times. Ken currently resides in Huntsville,
Ontario with Cathy and his two children. |
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Jerry McNulty, started playing the banjo & guitar at an early
age and also attended Bluegrass Festivals, Banjo Contests and Music
Festivals with his family. Jerry, Ken & David Talbot often swapped 1st,
2nd’s & 3rds during these contests. He has gone on to become a
multi-instrumentalist & is one of Ontario’s premier Flat Picking guitar
players. Jerry can sing any part and has an ear for arranging great
harmony parts, and is a proficient song writer. He was an early member
of the Award Winning Bruce County Grass and has lead his own band Boys
from the Bruce for many years. Jerry Currently resides in Kincardine,
Ontario with his wife Betty Anne and 4 children. |
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Jim McNulty, began his early bluegrass schooling when older
brother Jerry began teaching him to sing tenor harmony while their
family was attending the festivals on the circuit. Jim later picked up a
guitar and began singing lead and became a solid rhythm player. Equally
at home singing lead, tenor & baritone his powerhouse vocals and 6 foot
5 inch stature dominate any stage he walks onto. Now together singing
together with his older brother Jerry the sibling harmonies are a
standout. Jim currently resides just outside of Cobourg, Ontario with
his wife Karen and 2 children. |
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Sheldon Speedie, was introduced to fiddle & country music
through his grandfather who played regularly at family functions and at
the local one room school house in the rural farming community he grew
up in. After taking some fiddle lessons at an early age he lost interest
for a number of years. Sheldon was bitten by the bluegrass bug in his
early teens while attending some of the local bluegrass shows that were
a regular occurrence at the Port Elgin beach in the summer. He picked up
the guitar and took some lessons from local Bluegrass teacher Jim
MacDonald and later got attached to the Doghouse Bass. He has been
nominated many times in recent years for Bass Player of the Year at the
Central Canadian Bluegrass Music Awards. Sheldon currently lives in Port
Elgin, Ontario with his wife Marlene and 2 children. |
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Nick McDonald, started playing guitar at age 12, picked up the
mandolin at age 14 and went on to be recognized as Mandolin Player of the Year 4
years in a row at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards. Nick sings all parts with
ease and his songwriting abilities are second to none with Nick winning Composer
of the Year in 2006 at the CCBA’s. Nick currently resides in Shelburne Ontario with
his lovely wife and children. |
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YouTube (several videos at this link)
| Sheldon Speedie | skspeedie@bmts.com | 519-389-6097 or Cell 519-385-1292 |
| Ken Groomes | cfreskiw@sympatico.ca | 705-788-2961 |
| Jim McNulty | jmcnulty2001@hotmail.com | 905-372-5824 |
| Jerry McNulty | - | 519-396-7547 |
