BAND MEMBER BIO’S

Monica Behan

Fiddle  and  Vocals

A well known musician in Celtic and Folk circles, like many others Monica caught the bluegrass bug at her first festival.

She has a smooth bluegrass voice and a sharp wit, so the rest of the band treads careful when she’s got the rosin on.

Bill Smith

Banjo  and  Vocals

Bill started his bluegrass journey on the East Coast, Nova Scotia to be precise, and loves to meet old and new friends. His early bluegrass days were spent with “The Deep Blue Grass Band” and short stints with “Sweetgrass” and Victoria based “Blue Fox” before joining up with the Scout Mountain crew.

Say hi, or share a tune, he’ll be glad to meet you.

 

Max Pagani

Mandolin and Vocals

Max plays a number of instruments but in Scout Mountain he holds down the mandolin chops, sings leads and harmonies. He try’s hard not to step on the fiddle players breaks because his better half will let him know, actually she lets us all know. Did I mention his very significant other is the fiddle player?

Murray Smith                                  

Bass 

Murray Smith played bass and sang with his band “Fitzpatrick Mountain” in Nova Scotia in the early 1980’s. Playing all the Maritime Festivals for years, also working with  “Boots and the Boys” for the 1989 festival season. He recently moved to Powell River and brings an experienced, solid bass rhythm to Scout Mountain. This will be the first time to play in the same band with brother Bill.

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Guitar

Steve Kulusic joins Scout Mountain after many years of playing in a wide variety of bands mostly based out of Vancouver. He is an accomplished guitar man who has worked in Country, Blues and Rock and who is now about to make his mark on the Bluegrass circuit.