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Cheers
Edith - Interested in all kinds of piano music from an early age and soon learned to accompany various vocal groups. Still occasionally plays the piano for choirs. In high school, she played popular music on the piano for noon hour dancing. Organist for a number of churches from 1957 to 1997, including 25 years at Christ United Church in Lyn. Continues to plays the organ for funerals and weddings. Joined Pauline Dafoe and John Desmarais in 2004 and together they formed the group Cheers in which she plays the piano.
John - Played drums in a variety of bands from the late fifties to the early eighties. The music ranged from big band style to rock. Some of the bands were Gordon Markell (big band / popular), Tom Wilson (Country), Ron and the Viscount (Rock n' Roll), The Sound Variety (Popular and Country / Rock), and Crossfire (Rock). Played the drums for Tom Wilson's first three vinyl record albums back in the early 1960's In 2003, John started learning the bass guitar. He joined up with Gail and Allen Weir who had also been part of The Sound Variety. Together they produced a CD named "Reel to Real". It includes some recordings of the band that John made back in 1975. The other songs were re-recorded in John's home studio. Through overdubbing, he was able to play both the bass and the drums in these recordings. Joined Edith Phillips and Pauline Dafoe in 2004 and together they formed the group Cheers in which he plays the bass guitar. In 2005, produced Cheers’ first CD in his home studio. On this CD, he plays both the bass and the drums by using the overdubbing process.
Pauline - Came from a musical family and was surrounded by musical instruments. Started playing the piano and the old pump organ at about nine years old. To this day, she still plays the piano and electric organ for her own enjoyment. Not long after starting on the piano, she learned to play enough chords on guitar to accompany people singing, or playing violin or harmonica. She also learned a few songs on the button accordion and played them once in a while at jam sessions with friends and on camping trips. Since the early days, she has become quite accomplished on the button accordion. Joined Edith Phillips and John Desmarais in 2004 and together they formed the group Cheers in which she plays the accordion for more different types of music than ever before.
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