The current group consists of the husband and wife duo of Dan & Christine Potter, both of whom contribute vocally with Christine on the 5 string banjo and Dan on the mandolin. Dan is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and composes the bulk of our original material. They are currently residing in Lyndhurst ON. Ottawa native Jim Bossert holds down the bottom end on the upright bass fiddle with Marc Rochon, a Carleton Place native, playing lead and rythmn guitar and contributing vocally. George Laing has recently joined us to lend his own brand of fiddle music to our brand.
In addition to performing, CR5 Bluegrass is very active in the local bluegrass community having founded, promoted and hosted local events such as The Eastern Ontario Bluegrass Festival, The Kingston & Area Winter Concert Series and The Jonas Street Music Festival which has become an integral part of the local fall fair, Lyndhurst Turkey Fair.
Dan Potter - mandolin, guitar, lead and harmony vocals
Dan is the lone remaining founding member of CR5 Bluegrass. He does the bulk of the vocal work for our group and writes the majority of our original material. Dan lives in Lyndhurst with his wife Christine and their dog Coda!
Christine Potter - banjo, lead and harmony vocals
Christine's intuitive style of picking has garnered attention everywhere we play. Her vocals are also an essential piece of our over all "sound"! Christine is originally from Gananoque and is the daughter of area banjo legend, Buddy Clark!
Jim Bossert - upright bass fiddle
From Ottawa, Jim holds down the "bottom end" of our ensemble. Jim is an experienced bass player who has played bass in a number of groups from the area. His playing experience ranges from bluegrass to roots to country to tango and his knowledge of music is an invaluable asset to the group as we work out arrangements to our chosen numbers.
Marc Rochon - guitar
Hailing from Carleton Place, Marc plays rhythm guitar and will lend his voice to the group singing both lead and harmony parts. He has played both bluegrass and traditional acoustic & electric blues. In addition to bluegrass style guitar he plays ragtime, slide and National steel guitar, a bit of banjo and is a very good harmonica player.
George Laing
George Laing is a multi instrumentalist who will be adding his own style of fiddle to our group. Originally from Hamilton, he currently resides in Ottawa. He has performed with many groups over the years including Ottawa based, The Shirt Tearing Boys. We welcome George to the CR5 family!
Joe White
Due to a busy work and performance schedule and the rigors of raising a young family, 5 time CCBA "Fiddle Player Of the Year" and CCBA "Honor Roll" Member, Joe White has had to cut back but he will still add his own touches to that CR5 Bluegrass "sound" from time to time.
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