Brian Gagnon (bass, vocals; guitar 1974)
Glen Gratto (drums)
Paul Dickinson (guitar)
Bob Morrison (keyboards)
Randy Scott (keyboards; replaced Morrison)
Paul Clark (bass; added 1974)

Gagnon had been in the St. Catharines band Out of Order circa 1966-1968. He would later move on to One Lane Bridge from 1969-1971 with Pete Dowan (later a writer for Gary & Dave). Paul Dickinson had been in dozens of acts during this same period including The Serfs and Bare Necessity with keyboardist Morrison. They would eventually end up in JR Flood along with Neil Peart. When Peart left to join Rush, Gratto (Kidds, Fraser Loveman Group, Doc Savage, Demian) took his place and with the departure of singer RC Skinner, the band recruited Gagnon as the new frontman and they changed their name to Bullrush in 1972.

They released one single shortly after called "I Want To Be Set Free" and spent the next few years playing the Southern Ontario bar circuit. Morrison left in 1974 and was replaced by Clark. They added Clark as the new bassist and Gagnon switched to second guitar.

Eventually, Gagnon, Dickinson and Gerry Mosby (from an area band out of Grimsby) were recruited to join members of Daffodil Records act Dillinger to create a supergroup called The Hunt who would record three albums. The Bullrush single was rescued and re-issued as a bonus track on The Hunt's greatest hits package in 1995.

with notes from Brian Gagnon and Gerry Mosby  


Singles
1972 I Want To Be Set Free/You've Sent Me Away (Vintage) 1187

Albums


Video


Compilation Tracks
1995 "I Want To Be Set Free" on 'Tracked Down: The Best Of The Hunt' (Pacemaker) PACE-006






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