Nik Winnitowy
Session Musician | Producer | Tech | Songwriter
Drums | Pedal Steel | Bass | Guitar | Harmonies
Nik is a Calgary-based session musician, sound tech, producer, band leader, instructor, and songwriter. He specializes in pedal steel and drums, but is versed in percussion, lap steel, dobro, banjo, bass, harmonica, acoustic and electric guitars. He is also an experienced vocal arranger and harmonizer.
Bands he has accompanied include Noeline Hofmann, Shred Kelly, Amy Nelson, Jordan Klassen, Gunner & Smith, Red Hot Hayseeds, and many others.
His solo project The Porch Hounds released an album and toured in spring 2024. All instruments written, performed, recorded, and mixed by him.
He has shared a stage as direct support for acts including Zach Bryan, The Turnpike Troubadours, Colter Wall, The New Pornographers, Mt. Joy, July Talk, Elliot Brood, and Yukon Blonde.. He has appeared with bands at Hyde Park, Phoenix Park, C2C, Billy Bob’s, Ottawa Blues Fest, Rolling Stone Beach Festival, Northern Lights Boreal Festival, Ness Creek Music Festival, Shambhala, Reeperbahn Festival, and countless others.
While living in Revelstoke BC, he programmed two summer-long concert series in 2020 and 2021, coordinating and producing limited-capacity live music concerts in remote locations (pictured). When the concert series returned to a single location in 2023, he was one of two lead sound technicians for the 56-show series. He has also worked as a technician in partnership with New Horizon Productions during the multi-media weekend festival Luna Revelstoke in 2023 and 2024.
Associated Acts
Noeline Hofmann - Live drums, harmonies, banjo, touring (2024 - present)
The Porch Hounds - Live guitar/vocals, band leading, recording (2023 - present)
Shred Kelly - Live bass, vocals, pedal steel, touring (2022 - present)
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald - Live pedal steel, banjo, harmonies, recording (2026 - present)
Tyson Ray Borsboom - Live pedal steel, drums, recording, touring (2025 - present)
Corduroy Jones and Tom Linen - Live guitar/banjo/dobro/vocals, arranging (2020 - present)
Shoestring Necktie - Live pedal steel guitar/vocals, drums (2019 - present)
Denver Venoit - Live pedal steel guitar (2024 - present)
Alissa Arnason - Live pedal steel, touring, recording (2024 - present)
Duane Steele - Live pedal steel, harmonies (2026 - present)
Jaiden Riley - Live pedal steel (2026 - present)
Gunner & Smith - Live drums/vocals, touring, recording (2015 - 2024)
Gabbie Cournoyer - Live guitar, pedal steel, recording (2024 - 2026)
Craig Moritz - Live pedal steel, baritone (2026)
Peter Reed - Live pedal steel guitar, banjo, recording (2024 - 2025)
Red Hot Hayseeds - Live pedal steel, drums (2024 - 2026)
Brett Cassidy - Live pedal steel (2026)
Christie May Casey - Live pedal steel (2026)
Ellorie McKnight - Live pedal steel, drums, banjo, vocals (2024 - 2025)
Dustin Farr - Live drums, vocals (2024 - 2025)
Aline Deanna - Live pedal steel, banjo (2026)
Elise Leblanc - Live pedal steel (2025, 2026)
Joce Reyome - Live drums (2025, 2026)
Stone Faced Kid - Live pedal steel guitar (2024, 2025)
Amy Nelson - Live drums, touring (2025)
Elliot C. Way - Live drums, pedal steel (2025, 2026)
Jess Knights - Live drums (2025)
Horsebreaker - Live drums (2025)
Bob Sumner - Live drums (2025, 2026)
Sterling Drake - Live drums (2025)
Richard Inman - Live drums (2025)
Ben Arsenault - Live pedal steel (2025)
Chaya Harvey - Live pedal steel (2025)
Ian Badger - Live pedal steel (2025)
Boots Graham - Live drums (2025)
Chance Lovett - Live drums, vocals (2025)
Tommy Charles - Live pedal steel (2025)
Jacquie Daniels - Live drums (2024)
Fish In A Birdcage - Recorded pedal steel, bass (2024)
Okay Mann - Live bass (2024)
Marin Patenaude - Live guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (2024 - 2026)
The Lucky Ones - Live dobro (2024)
Beef Dip - Live bass (2024)
Sweetgrass Caribou - Live lap steel/vox/drums, recording (2022 - 2024)
Catnado - Live electric guitar, lead vocals, backup vocals (2019 - 2024)
The Heavy Lighters - Live bass, dobro (2023 - 2024)
Maddie Storvold - Live pedal steel, banjo, guitar, harmonies (2023)
Steve Brockley - Live pedal steel, banjo (2023)
Dirt Floor - Live pedal steel guitar (2022 - 2023)
Ellen Froese - Live drums/vocals, touring (2022, 2024)
Jordan Klassen - Live drums, touring (2022)
May Davis - Live pedal steel (2021 - 2023)
The Groovineers - Live drums/vocals (2021)
Catherwood - Live drums/vocals, live guitar, songwriting, arranging (2019)
Skye Wallace - Live drums (2018)
The Dirt Rich Band - Live drums (2018)
Majesty - Live percussion (2017 - 2020)
The Law and The Prophets - Live drums/vocals, songwriting, arranging (2015 - 2018)
Aces Wyld - Live drums/vocals, touring (2015 - 2017)
Anna Haverstock - Live drums (2016)
Economics - Live drums, touring (2014 - 2017)
Family Affair - Live guitar/vocals, songwriting, arranging (2011 - 2017)
Dream Country - Live drums/vocals, touring, arranging (2011 - 2016)
Sarah Farthing Band - Live drums, touring (2015)
University of Saskatchewan Percussion Ensemble - Percussion, teaching (2010 - 2015)
Friends of Foes - Live drums (2014)
University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra - Percussion, touring (2013 - 2014)
Decisions Made - Live drums/vocals, touring, songwriting, arranging (2010 - 2013)
Rippit Rippit - Live guitar/vocals, keyboard, songwriting, arrangements (2009 - 2010)
Upcoming Dates
Dec 6 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Casa Del Popolo @ 8pm, Montreal QC
Dec 5 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Motel Chelsea @ 3pm, Chelsea QC
Dec 4 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Neat Cafe @ 8pm, Burnstown ON
Dec 3 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Drake Underground @ 8pm, Toronto ON
Dec 2 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Sonic Hall @ 8pm, Guelph ON
Dec 1 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Mills Hardware @ 8pm, Hamilton ON
Nov 27 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Sidestage Winnipeg @ 8pm, Winnipeg MB
Nov 26 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / The Exchange @ 8pm, Regina SK
Nov 25 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Capitol Music Club @ 8pm, Saskatoon SK
Nov 21 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Knox United Church @ 8pm, Fernie BC
Nov 18 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / The Royal @ 8pm, Nelson BC
Nov 16 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / The Queen’s @ 8pm, Nanaimo BC
Nov 15 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Encore @ 8pm, Victoria BC
Nov 14 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Waverly Hotel @ 8pm, Cumberland BC
Nov 13 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Fox Cabaret @ 8pm, Vancouver BC
Nov 12 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / The Hub on Martin @ 8pm, Penticton BC
Nov 8 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Bo’s Bar & Grill @ 8pm, Red Deer AB
Nov 7 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / Bella Concert Hall @ 8pm, Calgary AB
Nov 6 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / 99ten @ 8pm, Edmonton AB
Nov 4 - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald / The Slice Bar & Grill, Lethbridge AB
Oct 24 - Shoestring Necktie / River City Pub @ 9pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 23 - Shoestring Necktie / River City Pub @ 9pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 18 - Troubadour: The Songs of Gordon Lightfoot / Ranchmans, Calgary AB
Oct 17 - Noeline Hofmann / Casa Grande Rodeo, Casa Grande AZ
Oct 15 - Noeline Hofmann / Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison CO
Oct 10 - Nik Winnitowy / 112 Restaurant @ 6pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 9 - Nik Winnitowy / 112 Restaurant @ 6pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 8 - Nik Winnitowy / 112 Restaurant @ 6pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 7 - Nik Winnitowy / 112 Restaurant @ 6pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 6 - Nik Winnitowy / 112 Restaurant @ 6pm, Revelstoke BC
Oct 2 - Noeline Hofmann / Country Calling Festival, Ocean City MD
Sept 30 - Noeline Hofmann / The Anthem, Washington DC
Sept 28 - Noeline Hofmann / MGM Music Fall at Fenway, Boston MA
Sept 25 - Noeline Hofmann / RBC Amphitheatre, Toronto ON
Sept 24 - Noeline Hofmann / Place Bell, Laval QC
Sept 22 - Noeline Hofmann / Red Hat Amphitheatre, Raleigh NC
Sept 20 - Noeline Hofmann / Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre, Charlotte NC
Sept 19 - Noeline Hofmann / Synovus Bank Amphitheatre, Atlanta GA
Sept 18 - Noeline Hofmann / Ascend Amphitheatre, Nashville TN