Cuff the Duke

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Origin	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Years active	2002–present
Genres	Alt-Country/Indie Rock
Labels	Hardwood Records
Members	Wayne Petti Paul Lowman Dale Murray Matt Faris
Past members	Brad Fudge Jeff Peers
Website(s)	www.cufftheduke.com

Cuff The Duke are a band from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada whose unique blend of traditional country/folk sounds with an indie rock edge have made them a popular underground alt-country group.

1 Band Members
2 History
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
4 External links

[edit] Band Members

Wayne Petti - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica
Paul Lowman - Bass, Piano, Backing vocals
Dale Murray - Guitar, Pedal Steel, Backing vocals
Matt Faris - Drums, Percussion, Piano
Patrick Conan - Drums, Percussion

[edit] History

In 2002 they released their first album, Life Stories for Minimum Wage. They spent the next few years touring with Hayden, acting as his backing band. In 2005 they released their second full length self-titled album and received critical acclaim.

The line-up for Cuff the Duke has changed constantly the only consistent members thus far have been Wayne Petti and Paul Lowman who would appear to be the creative core behind the band's particular sound with the exception of Jeff Peers who is given credit for helping compose both albums but is not currently part of the band.

Now with Dale Murray in Cuff the Duke, the band has been known to take on a more polished tone. His pedal-steel and guitar playing have been noted to take the band to a higher level. Patrick Conan (who is filling in for Matt Faris who has been side-lined from playing live due to wrist surgery) has been a steady drummer and has filled Matt Faris' shoes well. Paul Aucoin of The Hylozoists also performs live with Cuff the Duke playing Vibraphone, Glockenspiel and percussion. Paul also produced Cuff the Duke's Cuff the Duke (2005).

Cuff the Duke utilizes a wide range of instruments, of these the more notable instruments are bells, Moog synthesizers, wind organs, hammond organs and lap steel.

The group is currently working on their third record, which is set for release in early 2007.

On March 16, 2007 a new Cuff the Duke recording was released on The Secret Sessions, a tribute album to the Rheostatics. The band recorded a version of "Claire", which was originally released on the Rheostatics' Introducing Happiness. The Secret Sessions is available from Canadian digital indie label Zunior.