A Calgary-born musician and a mainstay of the Calgary Roots and Bluegrass scene for decades. Al has been playing guitar, banjo and dobro in duos, trios and bands: Hothouse Bluegrass Band (opened for Alison Krauss in Calgary) and Wheatland County (kicked off the very first Edmonton Folk Festival in 1978) to name a few. In April 2020 Al released a solo recording project THE BOATHOUSE DEMO TAPES of mostly original vocal and instrumentals.