Effective period / Period of releases: 1977 - 1984

Members: Willie P. Bennett, Denis LePage (2), John P. Allen, David Talbot, David Jack (2), Walter Maynard, Al Widmeyer, Bert Baumbach, David Zdriluk, Gordon Stobbe, Peter Robertson (3), Blair Heddle, Paul Hurdle, Mike Ethelstone, Ken Palmer (4)

Canadian bluegrass band from London, Ontario. Founded in 1974 and active until 2010.
Initially, they were a part-time band, playing the old York Hotel, London, which is halfway between Toronto and Windsor on the Thames River. They went on to perform at various top Canadian and US festivals. One regular venue for the band was the Flint (Michigan) Folk and Bluegrass Festival.
The Dixie Flyers hosted their own television series for CFPL TV’s Bluegrass Express, and hosted live weekly radio broadcasts on CJBX-FM Live at the Wellington.
They made guest appearances on The Tommy Hunter Show, The Ronnie Prophet Show, The George Hamilton IV Show, and on all of the Canadian TV networks.