A Day Late and a Dollar Short - Bluegrass Band, Kelowna, BC

2006 OMA "BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR"
2005 BCBA "BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR"

A Day Late and a Dollar Short’s goal is to leave audiences 100% entertained with their up-tempo traditional Bluegrass Music. Three-part harmony vocals are combined with red hot acoustic instrumentals and on stage humor to keep their fans hooked.

Winners of the OMA 2006 Bluegrass Band of the Year and the BC Bluegrass Association 2005 Band of the year, they have played to sellout crowds at almost every concert.

Together since 2004, the boys boast a total of over 200 years of musical experience between them. Converging here in Kelowna, the band members hail from all over Western Canada. Gene Bretecher on banjo originates from Winnipeg, Manitoba, as does Ron Hillcoff on bass. Vic Ukrainetz on fiddle started out in Saskatchewan, Bob Bissillion and Darrell Corbel hail from Alberta while Jack Kinakin is a Kelowna, BC boy, born and bred.

One of their goals has been to increase the exposure of Bluegrass music to new people. Building on the recent rise in Bluegrass Music popularity brought on by the movie “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” they have drawn new audiences to the bluegrass scene through sold out performances at Bunches Bistro, the Creekside Theater in Lake Country, The Mary Irwin Theater in Kelowna, the Centre Stage Theatre in Summerland and the Kelowna Community Theatre.

Through the sale of their CD "Live," the sale of the single "Highways," contributions from performances, and individual donations, the band has raised over $31,000 to support Cancer Research and Cancer Care. Funds are endowed with the Central Okanagan Foundation, Daryl Cochran Legacy Fund with earnings from the fund going to the BC Cancer Foundation in Kelowna.