Our cover of the classic track, originally made famous by Elvis, but ours is closer in feel to the Dwight Yoakam version. Great lead and backing vocals by Dave. Great horn playing by Vince.

Suspicious Minds (Elvis P / Dwight Y cover)

Our cover of the classic track by Crowded House. Rhythm guitars by Dave, some nice subtle solo guitar by Fred, with great vocals by Dave and great trumpet solo by Vince.

Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House cover)

Compilation of some 'off the floor' takes recorded during 2015 to give you a feel for the variety of songs and styles that Fine Spirits covers. Dave Preston: vocals and guitar, Ken Champoux: guitar and b.vocals, Lesley Preston: bass and b.vocals, Kevin Kotorynski: keys and b.vocals, Vince Pollitt: trumpet, T. W. Tobin: drums.

Demo Compilation 2015

Our cover of the groovy hit by the Classics IV.

Spooky (Classics IV cover)

Our cover of the great David Gray song, with great vocals by Dave and a beautiful solo on trumpet by Vince.

The One I Love (David Gray cover)

Our cover of the great song by Sam Roberts Band.

Them Kids (Sam Roberts Band cover)

Fine Spirits' take on the rockin' version of this classic by Tina Turner. Dave Preston: lead vocal, guitar. Lesley Preston: bass, b.vocal. Dan Galano: lead and rhythm guitars. Kevin Kotorynski: piano, b.vocal. T. W. Tobin: drums. Produced and engineered by T. W. Tobin.

Demos 2019

Proud Mary [Tina Turner cover]

Our cover of the great song by the great Canadian band the Northern Pikes. Kevin Kotorynski: lead vocal, piano. Dave Preston: b.vocal, guitar. Lesley Preston: bass, b.vocal. Dan Galano: lead and rhythm guitars. T. W. Tobin: drums, b.vocal. Produced and engineered by T. W. Tobin.

She Ain't Pretty [Northern Pikes cover]

Fine Spirits' cover of the classic rock hit by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Dave Preston: lead vocal, acoustic guitars. Lesley Preston: bass, b.vocal. Dan Galano: lead and rhythm guitars. Kevin Kotorynski: piano, b.vocal. T. W. Tobin: drums. Produced and engineered by T. W. Tobin.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain [CCR cover]

Our cover of the great song by Eve Selis. Dave Preston: lead vocal, guitar. Lesley Preston: bass, b.vocal. Dan Galano: lead and rhythm guitars. Kevin Kotorynski: piano, b.vocal. T. W. Tobin: drums. Produced and engineered by T. W. Tobin.

Fearless Heart [Eve Selis cover]

This is Fine Spirits cover of the great hit by Jimmy Eat World. A lot of fun to play and really fills the dance floor. Great lead vocal and bass by Lesley, backups by Dave and Kev, guitars by Dan and Dave, keys by Kev, and drums by T. W. Tobin. Engineered by T. W. Tobin.

The Middle [Jimmy Eat World cover]

Fine Spirits' cover of the great 54-40 hit. Kevin Kotorynski: lead vocal, Rhodes keys. Dave Preston: rhythm guitar, b.vocal. Lesley Preston: bass, b.vocal. Dan Galano: lead and rhythm guitars. T. W. Tobin: drums. Produced and engineered by T. W. Tobin.

Since When [54-40 cover]

Our cover of the classic track by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This has a bit more of an acoustic feel than the original.  Rhythm guitars by Dave and Fred, with great lead and backing vocals by Dave and great solos by Fred.

Looking Out My Back Door (CCR cover)

CONTACT: davepreston [at] yahoo [dot] com 
For over 12 years, Fine Spirits band covered fun, lively, danceable music including current and classic hits in all styles. The Victoria, BC band performed regularly at community events, markets, dances and house parties, offering electric or acoustic format to suit any occasion. The band featured lead singer and guitarist Dave Preston, his wife Lesley on bass and vocals, T. W. Tobin on drums, Kevin Kotorynski on keyboards, harmonica, and vocals, Vince Pollitt (trumpet), and a variety of guitarist/vocalists including Phil Rossner, Dan Galano, Ken Champoux, and Fred Speckeen. 

Here's a partial list of venues and events the band performed at:
UVIC 24-Hour Relay
Bay Street Armoury
Westin Bear Mountain 
Brookview Community Celebration
Bucky’s Taphouse
Caleb Pike Heritage Park
City of Colwood Eats & Beats at the Beach
Colwood Market
Fort Rodd Hill
Fresh Cup Cafe Music Night (Sidney)
Hopwood Place Block Party
Luxton Fair
Luxton Hall
Ma Millers Pub
Mary Winspear Centre
Metchosin Centre for the Arts
Metchosin Community House
Metchosin Day
Metchosin Farmers Market
Metchosin Golf & Country Club
Metchosin Halloween Dance
Metchosin Hangi
Olympic View Golf Club
Saanich Fair
Saanich Historical Society
Saanich Market
Saanichton Christmas Fair
Schneider Electric Summer Picnic
Tally Ho
The Timbers (Sidney Island)
Times-Colonist 10K Run
Tudor House
Victoria Events Centre
Weirs Beach
Willis Point Firehall

To see Fine Spirits performing live check out our YouTube link.

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