Biography
Chris is a Victoria BC based musician who specializes in Dobro, Lap Steel and Guitar. He plays many acoustic and electric styles including Blues, Bluegrass, Hawaiian, Swing and Rock.
He started playing the guitar at age 12 and soon formed a bluesy rock band that stayed together till the end of high school.
He went on to study music for several years at Vancouver Community College and graduated with a diploma in Jazz guitar performance. Around this time he became increasingly interested in country blues, ragtime and Bluegrass. He had been playing bottle neck slide for many years but when he got a square neck Dobro Chris felt like he had found his calling.
He has since gone on to perform all across Canada with a variety of acts including the Gruff, Kent McAlister and the Iron Choir, the Bluesberries, the Boot Screeffers, Flash in the Pan, Skagway and the Stowaways.
Currently he is playing Hawaiian and western swing with Maui Waui, Bluegrass with the Moonshiners, swing with the Capital City Syncopators, performing solo and teaching from his home.
He started playing the guitar at age 12 and soon formed a bluesy rock band that stayed together till the end of high school.
He went on to study music for several years at Vancouver Community College and graduated with a diploma in Jazz guitar performance. Around this time he became increasingly interested in country blues, ragtime and Bluegrass. He had been playing bottle neck slide for many years but when he got a square neck Dobro Chris felt like he had found his calling.
He has since gone on to perform all across Canada with a variety of acts including the Gruff, Kent McAlister and the Iron Choir, the Bluesberries, the Boot Screeffers, Flash in the Pan, Skagway and the Stowaways.
Currently he is playing Hawaiian and western swing with Maui Waui, Bluegrass with the Moonshiners, swing with the Capital City Syncopators, performing solo and teaching from his home.