Great Canadian River Race
- 1971 - Photo Courtesy of GCRR Website
Great Canadian River Race
Penticton,
British Columbia
1970 - Present
Members
Original Lineup
Duncan
Meiklejohn
~ Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Darrell Quast ~
Percussion,
Vocals
Marcus Redivo ~ Bass
Selwyn Redivo ~ Guitar,
Flute, Vocals
Lyle
Shepard ~ Drums
Later Members
Ken
Chalmers ~ Drums
Matt
Frenette ~ Drums
Paul
Dean ~ Guitar
Crew / Management
Mike Gale ~ Road Manager
Bob Harris ~ Manager
Jerry Neufeld ~ Sound
Studio City Music, Alberta
~ Bookings
The Great Canadian river race
was formed in 1970 and toured extensively in Canada and the Northern
US.
Original members included Duncan Meiklejohn, Darrell Quast, Marcus
Redivo,
Selwyn Redivo and Lyle Shepard. Later members included Kenny
Chalmers,
Paul Dean and Matt Frenett.
They released two singles on the
“London
Records” label, titled “Briar’s town Ferry” and “Show me your
love/Brenda
Marie”, which received limited airplay on Canadian Radio. Their true
success
was in being an extremely popular “working band”. They played night
clubs,
bars, cabarets, one night concerts, high schools, universities and even
lounges. Wherever they played, large crowds soon became fans. For many,
the band is an integral part of cherished memories from a past era.
GCRR Reunited - July
2005
After nearly 33 years apart, the band
recently
reunited for their 35 year reunion. This site is for everyone who has a
memory that cannot be separated from the band, or the era in which they
played. Enjoy.
Duncan, Marcus and Selwyn played
together
in two former Penticton BC bands, “The Barons” and “The House of Lords”
which included Drummer Neil Morrison and Bass player Barry Scott (the
Barons)
and drummer Ron Beechey (the House of Lords).
Lyle Shepard and Darrell Quast played
together
in a former Kamloops BC band called “Solution” which included Keyboard
player David Parkinson, guitarist Doug Jeffers and Bass player, Gary
Shepard
Matt Frenette and Paul Dean both went
on
to perform with Loverboy.
Thirty five years after their initial
breakup,
the band reunited
Great
Canadian River Race Website
