About Get Back Unplugged

Violinist Cameron Wilson is recognized as one of the most versatile violinists in Canada.  A long standing member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Cameron currently performs with classical crossover piano trio, Joe Trio as well as the gypsy jazz quartet, Van Django, The Wahs, Hard Rubber Orchestra, and the Marc Atkinson Quartet and is routinely sought after as a studio musician and composer/arranger.  His works have been performed by a number of symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles across Canada and the US

Andy Hillhouse is a Juno award winning musician and guitarist. Andy cut his teeth in the Folk world as the founder and manager of the Celtic funk band Mad Pudding, and has provided driving, groovy guitar for several the Celtic music scene’s most respected and exciting acoustic musicians, including west coast innovative fiddler Zavellennahh Huscroft, champion Canadian fiddler Pierre Schryer, Irish flute player Nuala Kennedy, and The McDades, with whom he won a JUNO and two Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2006. His recent album Passages (2017) contains a mixture of traditional and original songs, and songs by a few of his favourite writers. Andy obtained a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Toronto in 2013, and he is currently the Executive and Artistic Director of the Harrison Festival of the Arts in Harrison Hot Springs, BC.

Brent Gubbels is one of Vancouver's most sought after bassists. Brent has worked with a diverse group of musicians and ensembles including Van Django, the Hard Rubber Orchestra, Rumba Calzada, Dee Daniels as well as Stuart Maclean (Vinyl Café) and Bob McGrath (Sesame Street) to name just a few.  His playing has taken him across Canada, the US, Europe and China in venues such as the Lincoln Centre Plaza, the Kennedy Centre, the Tonder Festival and of course multiple Canadian Festivals. 

Dubbed a “Canadian Bonnie Raitt,” LJ Mounteney combines soulful vocals with high-energy performances. Mounteney’s sophomore album, Mama Danced, is an upbeat album of 13 blues and roots songs and was produced by legendary Canadian blues veteran Jack Lavin. An in-demand vocalist in the Vancouver jazz and blues scene, LJ also sings in the Frank Zappa themed group Zappostrophe’.

Allan Dionne has been an active part of the Vancouver music scene for many years playing accordion, drum set and percussion. Allan has performed with many notables in Celtic music including Mad Pudding, with whom he has performed at festivals worldwide, and Ashley MacIsaac. As an accordionist and a drummer, Allan is currently a full-time member of the Francophone trio Pastiche (accordion/ percussion) and is currently active in the Vancouver Brazilian music scene (accordion/percussion), specializing in Forró and Choro and performing with groups such as Brazilian Flavours. 

David Gibbons was born in Kent, England.  An excellent rock vocalist, David also composes and has written many songs and arrangements for various projects. David was a member of the band ‘Groove Connection’ and toured in Europe extensively working with bands including Jamiroquai, Bad Manners and Billy Childish as well as regular stints at the Jazz Cafe in Camden, London and numerous festivals including the Phoenix Festival in Stratford upon Avon. Now making Vancouver his home, David works with violinist Cameron Wilson in the Wilson Gibbons duo and the Hazmatics with Allan Dionne and Cameron Wilson.