Wayne Petti

Wayne Petti
Born	Wayne Anthony Petti [1] Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, folk rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Outside Music
Website	www.myspace.com/waynepetti

Wayne Anthony Petti is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known the vocalist for indie rock band Cuff the Duke. He has contributed to projects by Blue Rodeo, The Hylozoists and Hayden in addition to releasing material on his own and as part of his side-project Grey Lands. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Petti grew up in Oshawa, Ontario, where he played with fellow Cuff the Duker Paul Lowman. ^[5] After living for several years in Toronto, Petti relocated to Hamilton in 2014 where he lives with his wife and their son. ^[6]

Petti released his first solo album, City Lights Align , in 2007 on Outside Music. ^[7] He has also played with The Hylozoists. ^[8]

Discography

• Life Stories for Minimum Wage (2002) – Cuff the Duke
• Cuff the Duke (2005) – Cuff the Duke
• La Fin Du Monde (2006) – The Hylozoists
• Sidelines of the City (2007) – Cuff the Duke
• City Lights Align (2007) – Wayne Petti
• Way Down Here (2009) – Cuff the Duke
• The Things We Left Behind (2009) – Blue Rodeo
• Morning Comes – (2011) – Cuff the Duke
• In Our Time – EP – (2011) – Cuff the Duke
• Union – 2012 – Cuff the Duke
• In Our Nature – (2013) – Blue Rodeo
• Songs by Other People (2014) – Grey Lands
• Right Arm (2015) – Grey Lands

References

1. "UP ON THE HILLSIDE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
2. chartattack ^{[ usurped ]}
3. Hudson, Alex (May 27, 2014). "Cuff the Duke's Wayne Petti Launches Grey Lands Project, Announces Covers Album Featuring Joel Plaskett, Hayden, Sarah Harmer". refexclaim.ca. Exclaim! . Retrieved April 18, 2015.
4. Warnica, Richard (2014). "The Reluctant Rock Star". news.nationalpost.com. National Post . Retrieved April 18, 2015.
5. "Oshawa band baffled by success | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
6. Rockingham, Graham (April 21, 2014). "Another 'Trew'-blue Hamiltonian". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton Spectator . Retrieved April 18, 2015.
7. "Wayne Petti | Wavelength Music Series + Zine". www.wavelengthtoronto.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
8. "Gauntlet Entertainment - Music Interview: A veritable horde of Hylozoists". gauntlet.ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original on April 29, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

External links

• Cuff the Duke official website