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Here's that special place on the
website where we acknowledge and provide a link to the players and endorsers
of
Wyres Strings.
To the luthiers and craftspeople building
instruments, to the repair specialists keeping those instruments in
top form and to the players keeping music alive in our hearts.
Please take the time here to
visit a linked website and support these musicians by purchasing their CD's
and buying tickets to their shows, when they play your town. |
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Artist(s) |
Instrument(s) |
Gig(s) |
Location |
| Blou |
Acoustic 6-String, 12-String & Bass Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo & Violin (Garrison Guitars endorsers) |
Recording Artists, Acadico (Acadian, Cajun & Zydeco) Band |
Halifax, NS |
| Crash Test Dummies |
Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars |
Recording Artists, Popular Rock Band |
Toronto, ON |
| Ellerman |
Electric & Bass Guitars |
Recording Artists, Metal/Alternative Rock |
Orange County, CA |
| Jeff Somers Band |
Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars |
Recording Artists, Christian Rock Band |
Moncton, NB |
| Prairie Oyster |
Acoustic, Electric, Bass & Steel Guitars, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro & Mandolin |
Recording Artists, Country Rock Band |
Toronto, ON |
| Sons of Maxwell |
Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars |
Recording Artists, Pop/Rock/Folk Band |
Halifax, NS |
| Story Told |
Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars |
Recording Artists (AZKO Records), Punk/Emo/Pop Band |
San Jose, CA |
| The Fables |
Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars, Fiddle, Mandola, Mandolin, Banjo & Bouzouki |
Recording Artists, Traditional Rock Band |
St. John's, NF |
| Jamie Alcorn * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Garrison Guitars endorser) |
Lennie Gallant, The Jamie Alcorn Band |
Halifax, NS |
| Andrew Aldridge * |
Acoustic, Electric & Mando-Guitars |
Sarah Slean, Wild Strawberries, Danny Michel |
Toronto, ON |
| James Anthony |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Godin Guitars endorser) |
The James Anthony Band, Sam & Dave, Rick James, Big Mama Thorton, Eddie Kirkland, Kenny Neal, Gene Taylor & The Mamas and the Papas |
Burlington, ON |
| Jim Anthony |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, The Jim Anthony Band |
Nashville, TN |
| Brent Baxter Barrett |
Electric & Acoustic Guitars (Tradition Guitars endorser) |
The Soul Providers, India.Arie, |
Palmyra, VA |
| Mark Bouras * |
Classical/Flamenco, Electric & Bass Guitar |
Ellerman, Amber Brooke Band & Concealed |
Los Angeles, CA (by way of Lilburn, GA) |
| Russ Brannon * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Russ Brannon Trio, Russ Brannon Group |
Halifax, NS |
| Hal Bruce * |
Acoustic Guitar (Taylor Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Dartmouth, NS |
| Joe Butcher |
Acoustic & Bass Guitars |
Bruce Guthro, Aaron Carter, Terry Kelly |
Halifax, NS |
| Maria Butterly * |
Acoustic Guitar & Mandolin (Garrison Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Los Angeles, CA (by way of Nashville, New York & Ireland) |
| Jamie Cambers * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Jeff Somers Band |
Moncton, NB |
| Donnie Campbell |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer & Host of 'Celtic Serenade' Radio Program |
Sydney, NS |
| John Campbelljohn * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Dartmouth, NS |
| Wayne Chaulk |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellas |
Charlottetown, NL |
| John Chiasson |
Bass Guitar |
Recording Artist, Natalie McMaster, The Rankins |
Halifax, NS |
| Mel Chislett * |
Electric Guitar |
Groove Kitch'n |
Calgary, AB |
| JP Cormier * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Violin & Banjo (Lakewood Guitars, Music Staff Guitars & Le Page Violins endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Grand Etang, NS |
| Andy Dacoulis |
Electric & Acoustic Guitars & Mandolin (Taylor, Godin & Gibson Guitars endorser) |
Corneille, Dawn Tyler Blues Project, Nicola Ciccone, Jennifer Gasoi, Jean-Francois Dube, Mario Pelchat, Martine St-Claire, Jean-Francois Breau & Gage |
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ |
| Keven Daken |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Gibson Guitars endorser) |
Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Cambridge, ON |
| Tony DeLaRosa |
Electric & Bass Guitars |
Renegade, Stage & Studio Musician, Composer, Arranger, Producer, Artist Relations w/ Samick Guitars USA |
City Of Industry, CA |
| Clarence Deveau * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
The Rankin Sisters, Raylene Rankin, Ronald Bourgeois, Roch Voisine, Rita MacNeil |
Cheticamp, NS |
| Bruce Dixon |
Bass Guitar (Switch Guitars endorser) |
Roch Voisine, Rita MacNeil, Sons of Maxwell |
Halifax, NS |
| Andrew Doyle |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
The Andrew Doyle Band |
Sydney Mines, NS |
| Leroy Emmanuel * |
Electric Guitar |
Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Dionne Warwick, James Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Gladys Knight, Freda Payne, Edwin Star, Clark Sisters, ZZ Hill, Bohanon, The Funk Brothers, LMT Connection |
Toronto, ON (by way of Motown) |
| David Fishken * |
Acoustic Guitar |
Fishken & Groves |
Boston, MA |
| Andy Fong * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Stage & Studio Musician, Product Specialist w/ Tascam Canada |
Toronto, ON |
| Jacques Foulem |
Guitar Technician |
The Roch Voisine Band |
Montréal, PQ |
| Lennie Gallant * |
Acoustic Guitar (Garrison Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Halifax, NS |
| Marc-André Gingras * |
Electric Guitar |
MAG Project |
Québec City, QC |
| Keith Glass * |
Guitars, Basses & Mandolin. |
Prairie Oyster, Lynn Miles, Singer/Songwriter, Producer, Engineer |
Perth, ON |
| John Gracie |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Dartmouth, NS |
| Josh Gravelin * |
Bass Guitar |
Guy Forsyth, Beaver Nelson, Cotton Mather, Ian Moore, MAD3, Sheridan, Midnite Auto Supply |
Austin, TX |
| Bruce Guthro * |
Acoustic Guitar (Garrison Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, Runrig |
Halifax, NS |
| Georges Hébert |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Anne Murray, Ian Tyson, Gene MacLellan, Shirley Eikhard, Jann Arden, Celine Dion, Denny Doherty, Arranger & Producer |
Bedford, NS |
| Philippe Hébert |
Guitar Technician |
Marie-Elaine Thibert, Céline Dion, The Box, Loreena McKinneth, Rej. E. LaChance, The Musical Box |
Montréal, PQ |
| Nik Huber |
Electric Guitar (Nik Huber Guitars endorser) |
Builder of Nik Huber Guitars |
Rodgau, Germany |
| John Irvine * |
Bass Guitar (Brubaker Bass Guitars endorser) |
LMT Connection, Ronnie Hawkins, Liberty Silver |
Toronto, ON |
| Orin Isaacs * |
Bass Guitar (Vadim Basses endorser) |
Recording Artist, Musical Director for 'The Mike Bullard Show', 'Canadian Idol', Columnist for 'Canadian Musician', Arranger & Producer |
Toronto, ON |
| Jimmy James * |
Electric & Acoustic Guitars (Switch Guitars endorser) |
Jimmy James Band, Nanette Workman |
Beacon's Field, PQ |
| Jeff Jones * |
Bass Guitar |
Recording Artist, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Burton Cummings, Gowan, The Carpet Frogs, Ronnie Hawkins, Molly Johnson and The Infidels, Ocean |
Toronto, ON |
| Jim Krueger * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Kreuger Guitars endorser) |
Mean Hymn (Acoustic Duo), Builder of Kreuger Custom Electric Guitars |
Bradford, ON |
| Rej E. LaChance * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Gibson Guitars & James Trussart Custom Guitars endorser) |
Lara Fabian, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Roch Voisine, Julie Masse, Marie-Elaine Thibert, Danny Boudreau, Marie-Denise Pelletier, Jean-Seb, Edith Butler, Alain Couture, Marc Gabriel, Composer, Arranger, Producer |
Montreal, PQ |
| Claude Laflamme * |
Electric Guitar |
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Quebec |
| Rick Lambe * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Pennell Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, The Photon Band |
St. John’s, NL |
| David Leprich * |
Fretless Bass Guitar (Godin Guitars endorser) |
Johnny Lovesin |
Burlington, ON |
| Grant Leslie |
Bass Guitar |
Matt Minglewood |
Halifax, NS |
| David Love * |
Electric & Acoustic Guitars |
The Burton Cummings Band |
Brampton, ON |
| Roger Lund * |
Electric Guitar |
Pseudoscience |
Leawood, KS |
| Dave MacIsaac |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Violin |
Recording Artist, Natalie McMaster |
Halifax, NS |
| Lyndon MacKenzie |
Acoustic & Electric Guitar |
Laurel Martell, Bruce Guthro |
Sydney, NS |
| Leon MacLellan |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Real World, Now Voyager, Saratoga |
St. Peter's, NS |
| Scott Macmillan |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Music Director, Conductor, Arranger and Producer |
Halifax, NS |
| Kyle MacNeil |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Violin |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, The Barra MacNeils |
Sydney, NS |
| Al Macumber * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Switch Guitars endorser) |
Lennie Gallant, Tommy Hunter, Rita MacNeil, Frank MacKay, Gary Beals, 1749, Arranger, Producer & Neptune Theatre Halifax 'house band' guitarist |
Dartmouth, NS |
| RyLee Madison * |
Acoustic Guitar & Mandolin (Garrison Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Bedford, NS |
| Ken McLaren * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars (Silvertone & Samick Guitars endorser) |
Singer/Songwriter/Performer, If |
Toronto, ON |
| Hugh McMillan * |
Mandolin, Guitars & Bass Guitar |
Spirit of the West, James Keelaghan, Sarah McLaughlin, Stephen Fearing, Oscar Lopez, The Irish Rovers, Arranger, Producer, Columnist for 'Canadian Musician' |
Victoria, BC |
| Matt Minglewood |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Glace Bay, NS |
| Dave Panting |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Mandolin |
Recording Artist, Rawlins Cross, Figgy Duff |
St. John’s, NL |
| Denis Parker |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, T'N'T, Pinnacle |
St. John’s, NL |
| Joe Pennell |
Acoustic Guitar |
Builder of Pennell Custom Acoustic Guitars |
St. John’s, NL |
| Jimmy Rankin |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, The Rankins |
Halifax, NS |
| Derrick Rathwell * |
Banjo |
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Toronto, ON |
| Jon Raven * |
Acoustic Guitar (Gibson Guitars endorser) |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Nashville, TN |
| Kevin Rowlands |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Builder of Rowlands Custom Electric Guitars |
St. John’s, NL |
| Gordie Sampson |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Violin |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer, Realworld, The Rankins, Arranger & Producer |
Halifax, NS |
| Lew Skinner |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
The Ducats |
St. John’s, NL |
| Patrick Sulley * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Bedford, NS |
| Harland Suttis * |
Stringed Instrument Repair Specialist & Authorized Factory Service Centre for C.F. Martin, Guild, Taylor, Gretsch, Fender & Yamaha Guitars |
Suttis Guitar Technologies Guitar Technician for Jimmy Rankin, Gordon Stobbe, The Barra MacNeils, Lennie Gallant, Al Macumber, Hal Bruce, & Laura Smith |
Hillsvale, NS |
| Jerry Viel |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Mandolin |
Builder of VL Custom Acoustic Guitars & Mandolins |
St. Stephen, NB |
| Roch Voisine * |
Acoustic & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer & Actor |
Montréal, PQ |
| Andrew White |
Acoustic Guitar |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer |
Halifax, NS (by way of New Zealand & England) |
| Mark Wyers |
Lead Guitar |
Josh the Devil & The Sinners |
Little Rock, AR |
| Alfie Zappacosta * |
Acoustic, Classical & Electric Guitars |
Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter/Performer & Actor |
Toronto, ON |
| Doron Zor * |
Electric Guitar |
The Doron Zor Band: The Ultimate Rock - Fusion |
Toronto, ON |
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* See their photo
and comment on the 'Reviews & Comments' page.

In the scheme of
things, Wyres Strings is a relatively small company and we
would put ourselves out of business by year end, if we gave away strings to
our endorsers. They understand this fact and still come back to us to
buy strings, (of course at a discounted price). Sure, we give out samples to
players and dealers for their evaluation and to impress them with our level
of quality, but our endorsers actually play our strings because they like
our strings. As our reputation and business grows, so will our gratitude to
these artists for allowing Wyres Strings to use their names in conversation,
advertising and on this web site. |
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