Biography
There are at least two bands with the name The Shiners:
1: An alt-country / rock band formed by Virginia-based artist Wes Freed and his wife Jyl around 2000, playing a mix of Southern rock, bluegrass, blues and an old-time Appalachian sound. Their albums feature artwork by Wes Freed.
Greg Harrup (upright bass)
Brian Larson (drums)
Erin Snyder (fiddle)
Steve Douglas (guitar)
Terry Douglas (guitar)
releases include:
• "Bonnie Blue" (November 10th, 2001)
• "See Rock City" (December 3rd, 2002)
2: A folk-rock band from Canada.
Joel Labrosse (bass),
Jason Collis (drums) and
Eric Willison (vocals / guitar),
The Shiners played their first gig on October 31st 2003 at The Glengarrian Pub in Cornwall, Ontario
“We call it roots-rock,” says bassist Joel Labrosse, “and without saying we play Roots-Country-Pop-Celtic-Folk-Rock, we’ll label it Roots-Rock for now.”
releases include:
• "Happy Now" (December 7th, 2006)
• "Not Alone" (November 12th, 2011)
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