Wayne Bertrand
Wayne Bertrand, with 'Millstone' early 1970s. Yellowknife, NT (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
Guitarist Wayne Bertrand, born and bred in Yellowknife, knew at a young age he wanted to be a guitar player.
Fortuitously, Wilf Schidlowsky, his teacher at St. Pats agreed to teach him as long as Wayne found 10 other students who wanted to learn to play guitar.
He was one of the founding members of the popular Yellowknife band,“Stained Glass Illusion”.
In the early 1970s, Wayne created venues for local bands to play and events where young people could go to enjoy live music.
He filled his home with instruments and gear providing a space and opportunity for local and touring musicians to meet and jam together.
Wayne still writes and records his own original music today with collaborator, Lawrence Carr as “The Chili Project”.
L-R: John Tees and Wayne Bertrand. 1966, St. Pat's school, Yellowknife, NT (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
with 'The Vibrations'. L-R: Gary Tees, Wayne Bertrand (not incl. in photo, Larry Glowach and Bob Arlent.) 1966, Yellowknife, NT. (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
Wayne Bertrand with ‘Stained Glass Illusion’. 1967, Yellowknife, NT (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
Wayne Bertrand, early 1970s, Yellowknife, NT. (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
'Sky Syrkle' L-R: Kim Ferrie, Rob Wickson, Wayne Bertrand, Brian Killeen (photo taken by Bob Wilson, courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
'Sky Syrkle' L-R: Jim Killeen, Wayne Bertrand, Kim Ferrie, Rob Wickson, Brian Killeen. Elks Hall, Yellowknife, NT (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
'Millstone' L-R: Brian Killeen, Wayne Bertand, John Telgen, Alex Skakum. Frame Lake, 1974/75. Yellowknife, NT (photo courtesy Wayne Bertrand)
with ‘The Komatiks’ L-R: Tom Hudson, James Milligan, Norman Glowach, Sue Leon, Wayne Bertrand, the late Paul Tanner, Pat Braden 1988, Yellowknife, NT (photo credit unknown)
