From the loins of his Newfoundland born RCAF father and Miramichi mother, Wayne was born with the squeeze box bleating in his ears – that's why he plays the guitar. Born in Lahr, Germany, Wayne travelled on the RCAF dime to many different bases, eventually winding up on Civvy Street in Tsawwassen, BC . It was here that Wayne found his love of the stringed sirens, when he started playing metal tunes with his high school band, Tequila Sunrise. Eventually, he met a lovely girl from Newfoundland who let him listen to her CDs, and he realized that all those songs his father used to play on the accordion had words! He became a diligent student of traditional music and today enjoys fusing his bass skills, vocals and quick wit with the Streels. Wayne also plays guitar and mandolin regularly with his own traditional band, KeelHaul.