Ray Legere
Ray Legere is a Canadian bluegrass fiddler,[1] mandolinist[2][3] and band leader from Sackville, New Brunswick.[4]
Early life
Legere was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia.[5] His father taught him to play the mandolin when he was ten years old.[5] When he was sixteen he was called unexpectedly to fill in for Bill Monroe when the famous mandolinist became ill before a concert.[5]
Career
As a young man, Legere played in the Wyatt Rice band in the late 1970s.[6] In 1987, he joined the Lonesome River Band.[7]
In 1990, Legere played fiddle on the album The Lynn Morris Band.[8][9] In 1992 he toured with Michelle Shocked.[10]
In 1998, Larry LeBlanc of Billboard magazine named him as one of Canada's leading bluegrass musicians.[11] In 2012 he performed at the Canso Stanfest.[12]
In 2014 Legere played mandolin on Jared Lutes' album A Matter of When.[2] and played fiddle on the album Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band.[13] His band Acoustic Horizon performed at the 2015 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival.[14] Legere also performed in the third video of the United Breaks Guitars trilogy.[15]
Leger performed with the band Grasstic Measures on the 2016 festival circuit; that year he was also inducted into the New Brunswick Country Hall of Fame.[5]
Discography
- Lynn Morris Band - with Lynn Morris (1990)
- River of No Return with Roger Williams (Strictly Country, 1996)[16]
- Newmarket Gap, with Wyatt Rice [17]
- Blue Roses - with Rita McNeil (2004)[18]
- A Matter of When - with Jared Lutes (2014)
- Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band - with Bill Emerson (2014)
- Drop Forge - with Jim Dorrie (2014)[19]
References
- ↑ Neal Walters; Brian Mansfield (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. ISBN 978-1-57859-037-7.
- 1 2 Bob Mersereau, "Jared Lutes - A Matter Of When". East Coast Music, Wed, Mar 12, 2014, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ Jazz Education Journal. International Association for Jazz Education. 2003. p. 37.
- ↑ "Arthritis Society hosts sexy fun-raiser" By: Maureen Scurfield. Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ray Legere to be inducted into NB Country Music Hall of Fame". Amherts News Citizen Record, September 8, 2016
- ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2003). All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music. Backbeat Books. pp. 637–. ISBN 978-0-87930-760-8.
- ↑ Appalachian Journal. 1992. p. 427.
- ↑ Kurt Wolff; Orla Duane (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. pp. 241–. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.
- ↑ Disc Collector. 1990. p. 27.
- ↑ "Review/Pop; The Past Without Nostalgia". New York Times, By JON PARELES October 13, 1992
- ↑ "Bluegrass Enjoys Popularity of Grassroots, Indie Population"Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (11 April 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Stanfest gets dazzling start". Chronicle Herald, By STEPHEN COOKE July 1, 2012 -
- ↑ "Echoes"Bluegrass Unlimited. Bluegrass Unlimited. 2008. Volume 42.
- ↑ "Bluegrass music in a natural setting – and summer has arrived!". New Tecumseth Times, June 25, 2015
- ↑ Patricia Swann (18 February 2014). Cases in Public Relations Management: The Rise of Social Media and Activism. Routledge. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-1-134-06027-6.
- ↑ "Best Music Of 1996". December 08, 1996|By David Duckman
- ↑ "Album Review". QX104, Jason Ankeny from Rovi
- ↑ "Rita MacNeil-CD-BLUE ROSES-In Review". Atlantic Seabreeze, By John Gavin, Monday, October 11, 2004
- ↑ "Music Review: Jim Dorie - Drop Forge". East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau, CBC New Brunswick. Wed, Jun 4, 2014.