About Me
....An unusual name that you won't soon forget! The Combine Pilots are a great group of guys who are all working toward the same goal... to make music that makes you smile. Their positive attitude, musical diversity and warm sense of humor is apparent on stage where these superb entertainers feel most at home. They invite their audience to an evening of great music and tremendous energy. You will not be disappointed! They have had the opportunity to share the stage with Rick Tippe, Mark Chestnut, Farmers Daughter, Lace, Duane Steele, Jason McCoy, The Wilkinsons and the list goes on! They have just completed their debut full length album and are very excited to share it with you in their live show. Bart McKay, The Combine Pilots and Kenny Hess production result in an album of exceptional quality and co-writes with Rick Tippe, Aaron Jake Goodvin, Kenny Hess & Chad Klinger promise an interesting mix...from traditional to not so traditional country.Warne Noyce sings lead vocals and plays rhythm guitar. Warne was raised on a farm north of Lloydminster and is true to his country roots. His love for music started when he was young as he was inspired to play the fiddle by his grandfather. He would like to pick up the fiddle again someday, but for now his voice is his instrument of choice. Warne operates a state of the art recording studio. This has given him the opportunity to develop his engineering and production skills. His talents have taken him many places... from the Winspear in Edmonton, Festival Place in Sherwood Park and most recently the opportunity to perform for the United Nations Assembly in New York! Warne's genuine love of life and ability to connect with his audience make him an excellent entertainer and allow him to deliver a performance with non-stop energy and excitement!Bill MacArthur plays lead guitar... and has been playing for as long as he can remember! Bill is a veteran to the country stage, playing everything from the main stage at the Big Valley Jamboree to small town country bars. Bill has also been involved in 35 independent recordings. Warne was fortunate enough to meet Bill 10 years ago and they have worked hard to develop the band's style, which Bill describes as "metalgrass"! Bill's flexibility and unsurpassed talent allowed him to play everything from "down home bluegrass" tunes to "high energy rock" to keep the party going into the night. Bill is one musician you don't want to miss!Fred is the bass-man in the ‘Pilot Band. Fred came up the musical ranks through Canada’s Blues scene. High-life’n with Juno Award winning Big Dave McLean, Sherman “Tank†Doucette, and fronting his own band since the…well…for quite a while. Fred has been involved a bit in virtually every aspect of the music industry; Stage and Studio Side Guy, working at a Record Label, Talent Agency, Guitar Manufacturer, Pumping Gas, etc… His favorite place is still on the stage in front of a wild and crazy crowd…Trevor Bigam (T-Bone) is the man on the drums! He received his first set of drums for Christmas 1975 and has since stopped beating on the furniture. Once Trevor decided music was his life’s path he went to school to expand his horizons. There he achieved a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and a Diploma in Performance from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton Alberta. After university he freelanced playing a variety of styles of music with a wide range of performers. Trevor has recorded various projects including The Distant Thunder, TalkLikeJoe, Juno nominated Native artist Marcel Gagnon, Avaloon, Erin Haley, as well as Lori Reid, and Stacy Roper. Trevor keeps very busy as he has been teaching drum lessons at the Sherwood Park School of Music since 1997, and playing music live at every possible opportunity. Living by the stage credo of “Posing only!†Trevor brings a musical diversity and a lifetime of experience to the Combine Pilots that is only matched by his genuine and inviting personality!
