Fÿl Bennett
Fÿl Bennett, bassist and singer for The Dole Tinkers, has been playing with the band for ten years, excluding a short sabbatical for schooling. In his twenty-six years of bass playing, he has played with such bands as the Chevy Dirty Band, Stranger, The Cardinals, The Rum Runners, Dos Fabulous Swilltones, Steve Lee and the Ride, Black Cat Bone, Blue Highway, The Cheryl Lescomb Band, and Celtic Blue. AS well as playing in many different bands, Fÿl has also done many fill in gigs, earning him the nick name "Fill in Phil". Fÿl is also a single father who takes great pride in raising his eight year old daughter Emily. When he is not doing either of those activities, he delves into his hobbies of electronics, computers, mountain biking and social intercourse.