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HOME GAMES Winterfolk Festival Friday (February 10), at the Willow (193 Danforth), 8:30 pm Saturday (February 10), at the Black Swan (154 Danforth), 8:45 pm Sunday (February 11) at the Prince of Egypt (235 Danforth), 2 pm. Free. www.winterfolk.com.
TEAM BeBop Cowboys
NICKNAME Briggsy
TEAM MEMBERS Steve Briggs (guitar), Burke Carroll (pedal steel), Drew Jurecka (fiddle), Howard Willett (harmonica), Dennis Pendrith (bass), John Adames (drums), John Sheard (piano).
ROOKIE YEAR Bought first guitar at age 11, played local BC bars at 15. Rocking houses and halls professionally since 1982.
LEAGUE Hard-swingin’ country.
STATS Bebop Cowboys 2001, Some Kind Of Fantasy 2003, Canadian Dance Hall 2006. Opened for Merle Haggard.
SPECIAL TALENTS A guitar picker extraordinaire, the veteran ace has received numerous accolades and taught many musicians the finer points of string-slinging.
