....in 2006, string bone had an explosive writing spree, which spawned a total of 40 fully finished songs that sparked him on to pursue the eventual goal of releasing a debut solo record.....from the initial discussions with various musicians and producers, he met and started working with producer, singer/songwriter, shannon lyon of kitchener, ontario to produce a full-length cd..... after their preliminary meeting, string bone played lyon 24 songs straight and they both made a list of their top ten......when their lists were combined they had 14 songs chosen......at their next session string bone recorded these 14 songs with just voice and guitar as a scratch demo so he and shannon could listen to the tunes over the coming weeks to formulate arrangement ideas before coming together to start the project......well into the sessions, he met recent Canadian immigrant and violin player, antonia munro........and after playing together for only a week, string bone invited munro to accompany him during his live performances and also brought munro into the studio to play violin on half of the songs on the project........shortly thereafter, during rehearsals and their many live engagements, he and munro developed a very strong musical connection - very intuitive and very dynamic - for the better part of 2008, string bone and munro played close to 50 shows to positive response...... with acoustic guitar and violin, soft and soaring harmonies, munro added a wonderful new twist in support of string bone's songs and sound.....in October 2008 munro left for new brunswick for immigration purposes and string bone is now playing live with mary ashton and dan henshall.....he released a debut 4-song ep entitled "killing town" in late summer 2008.....the full length "nadir" which is being finalized by lyon and co-producer chris geisbrecht includes 11 songs written in 2006, with one coming from string bone's early songwriting career from 1983.....he hails from london, canada, and while he grew up listening to everything from 50's crooners and rockers to 60's motown, he developed a love for simple folk songs of the 70's, in particular bob dylan, leonard cohen and neil young......his sound is mixed in a pot filled with many styles from blues to folk to country to alternative to rock and with the help of munro, ashton, henshall and others they stretch the boundaries to include gypsy, celtic and even classical stylings…..he has lived in vancouver, toronto and montreal and has played in various music projects from folk to bluegrass and punk to rock….his songs reflect his experiences and show the depth of a seasoned writer…..his voice is passionate and soulful, intimate and friendly…. and his live shows often take audience members on a journey from tears to laughs and soothing neo.folk sounds, as in "take hold of the line", a serious song about a friend with a drug abuse problem, to foot-stomping country songs, as in "ruby", not the one by kenny rogers, but a song about a guest on a jerry springer episode, which string bone will explain with much humour and almost apologetically why he wrote the song in the first place....so go see a show, enjoy yourself and tell your friends about string bone.....good songs.....good vibe....good time...

 Past 2008 Performances
January 10 - Kitchener, ON, Molly Bloom’s
January 12 - Stratford, ON, Queen’s Inn
January 24 - Kitchener, ON, Molly Bloom’s
January 31 - Kitchener, ON, Molly Bloom’s
February 14 - London, ON, London Music Club
February 25 - Toronto, ON, Mitzi's Sister
February 26 - Kitchener, ON, Boathouse
March 12 - Stratford, ON, Othello's
March 13 - London, ON, London Music Club
April 4 - London, ON, London Music Club
April 11 - London, ON, London Music Club
April 17 - London, ON, London Music Club
April 21 - Guelph, ON, Manhattan's
April 28 - Toronto, ON, Mitzi's Sister
May 5 - Guelph, ON, Manhattan's
May 12 - Guelph, ON, Manhattan's
May 15 - London, ON, London Music Club
May 25 - London, ON, London Music Club
May 27 - Kitchener, ON, The Boathouse
June 3 - Kitchener, ON, The Boathouse
June 4 - Stratford, ON, Othello's
June 7 - Sarnia, ON, Artwalk Festival
June 11 - Stratford, ON, Othello's
June 18 - Kitchener, ON, The Boathouse
June 20 - London, ON, London Music Club
June 29 - Kitchener, ON, The Boathouse
July 6 - London, ON, The Alex P. Keaton
July 12 - Burlington, ON, The Blue Moon Lounge
July 13 - London, ON, The Alex P. Keaton
July 17 - London, ON, London Music Club
July 26 - Waterloo, ON, Maxwell's Music House
August 16 - Kitchener, ON, Sadiefest, 4:00pm show
August 16 - Stratford, ON, The Boar's Head
August 27 - Stratford, ON, Othello's