At the age of 16 I started to play with Alex Rudkowski and The Northern Serenadors. A little later I played with Marshall Pankiw and The Sparkling Tones. We played many halls in the Myrnam, Two Hills, St. Paul, Vegreville and Mundare areas. I played with the Sparkling Tones until 1964. Over the years I have sat in for other musicians with other groups whenever they needed someone.

These experiences have given me an appreciation of the music and styles of many other local musicians.

In 1961 I moved to Edmonton and got a job in electronics at Certified Auto Radio.

The Cimarron Band was formed in 1965. We played Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduation dances, Malankas and many other functions. Most of these were Ukrainian events. We performed all over Alberta and also at some Ukrainian Weddings in Saskatchewan. The Cimarrons played at the Red Barn once a month from the time it opened until it was sold in the mid 1980's.

When my son Bill got interested in music, I encouraged him to learn bass guitar and violin. He originally took a few years of accordion lessons, which helped me, because I was self taught and did not know how to read music.

Bill joined our band in 1985, playing violin, bass guitar and button accordion. He still plays with us today.

Since I retired from my day job in electronics which included 34 years with Edmonton Catholic Schools, I am starting to learn to read music ( I guess you're never too old to learn. )"