A Day Late And A Dollar Short - Video Montage

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short - Promo Kit

A Day Late and a Dollar Short has a 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 most 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 Theater 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 $50,000 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.

Bob Bissillion - Guitar & Vocals
		Bob Bissillion the leader of the group and relative newcomer to bluegrass, has been playing guitar for over 42 years. Starting in Calgary, his first professional appearance was at the age of 15 when he hooked up with Calgary's Mr. Banjo, Johnny Thorson and played on the same stage as Roy Warhurst and Ray Griff. In 2001, his wife bought him an inexpensive 5 string banjo thus took the first steps into bluegrass. A three month trip to the Smokey Mountains that fall was all it took to get him hooked. Bob now sings lead vocals, plays rhythm guitar and provides comic relief.
Darrell Corbel - Guitar & Vocals
		Darrell Corbel caught the music bug in Medicine Hat, Alberta playing with his mom and dad and uncles and aunts. Learning guitar at the age of 13, this largely self-taught musician explored rock, country, folk and especially bluegrass. He learned how to read tabulature and music theory, how to fingerpick and he played in many local talent shows. Darrell experimented with the banjo, mandolin, bass guitar and piano and by grade seven he was singing harmony and lead. He has shared the stage with the Heritage Singers and the King's Herald quartet. Darrell is currently a professional music/choir teacher and is a past director of Chordial Invitation, Kelowna's Barber shop Chorus. Adding to lightening fast guitar flat picking, Darrell sings both lead and harmony vocals.
Dominic Cormier - Banjo
		Dominic Cormier hails from a small community of Rogersville, New-Brunswick where he first picked-up the banjo at age 15. Not long afterwards, Dominic and 3 of his friends, formed the band True Blue and recorded 2 albums: The Natural Thing To Do and Setting The Record Straight. True Blue performed at numerous bluegrass festivals in the Maritimes and won the Most Promising Band award at the Annual Eastern Canada Bluegrass Awards in 2006. True Blue opened for a number of well-known bands including notables The Lonesome River Band and IIIrd Tyme Out. Dominic appeared with Paul Hébert, a very talented french bluegrass singer, on Pour l’Amour du Country, a French television show that aired on SRC, the French CBC. Dominic and his fiancée moved to Penticton in 2008 to pursue great job opportunities and a new adventure. While searching for bluegrass in the Okanagan, Dominic stumbled upon A Day Late and a Dollar Short and is now the newest and youngest member of the group.
Vic Ukrainetz - Fiddle, Mandolin & Vocals
		Vic Ukrainetz started his musical career on the piano at the age of 5 but soon switched to the fiddle and guitar. Playing in various dance bands in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta he now leads one of Kelowna's top groups called "The Dance Band". Vic is a BC Fiddle judge and sought after instructor. He has performed in many shows and is on a number of recordings including his own fiddle album titled "My Dad's Waltz". He has shared the stage with Tommy Hunter, Peter Dawson, and Calvin Vollrath and has performed with the Sunshine Theatre. Now into bluegrass in a big way, Vic's fiddle, mandolin and harmony vocals are a welcome addition to A Day Late and A Dollar Short.
Ron Hillcoff - Bass & Vocals
		Ron Hillcoff is a man of many talents playing electric and upright bass, guitar and mandolin. Originally from Winnipeg, Ron started playing guitar in the early '50's in dance bands, blues combos, big band orchestra's as well as bluegrass groups. Ron has played with such notables as Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Fred Turner, Ronny Profit and also the George Jones band in Nashville. Along with his musical talents Ron adds harmony vocals and a humorous twist to the group.
Jack Kinakin - Dobro
		Jack started playing at about 14 years of age, mostly guitar and banjo. He was self taught relying mostly on listening to records over and over "until it made sense to me." Growing up, he played in a family band for weddings and club dances and also played with other groups to help fill in on drums and bass. He casually played a Dobro over the years as banjo was his main instrument. He got serious about the Dobro in 2000 and it's been his main focus ever since. Listen for some of Jack's lightening fast breaks in the music - quick, clean and tasteful.

Fact Sheet and Performance Summary

AWARDS

• OMA 2006 Bluegrass Band of the Year
• BCBA 2005 Bluegrass Band of the Year

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

RECORDINGS

 WEB SITE - www.daylate-dollarshort.com

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Through live performances, CD Sales and personal donations for the band and friends, A Day Late and A Dollar Short has generated over $50,000 to support a number of non profit organizations in the community. These include but are not limited to the following:

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK – from written surveys:

1. Have you ever seen a Bluegrass Concert before – 40% Yes
2. Would you come and see A Day Late and A Dollar Short Again – 100% Yes
3. Rating on a scale of 1 Poor to 5 Great - 93% rated either 4 or 5
   
   

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Local Newspaper review of a concert in Nov 09 in conjunction with other great
bands in the Okanagan. It was a benefit for local children. Review by councillor
Charlie Hodge.

Honored as finalists in the "Best Of" readers' choice awards from
Okanagan Life Magazine.

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