 He had learned this skill from his father, who was an accomplished fiddle player.Hibbs became a member of the Caribou Show Band that played regularly to expatriate Newfoundlanders living in Toronto.Members of the band at that time were Johnny Burke on bass guitar, Norma Gale, vocals, Brian Barron, mandolin and fiddle, Roddy Lee on drums, Bob Lucier on steel guitar and Harry Hibbs on accordion.