By Pepper Parr
September 25th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
And so here we are – into the Fall Season.
How does one celebrate the change?
Ray River, a Burlington Gazette Contributing Editor, is part of Back-of-the-Barn Jam Band.
The players are Terry, Audrey, Steve, Peter, Jerrold, Doug, Bob, John, Brian, Stephen and Ray.
Rivers describes the group as retired and semi-retired men “who play pop and pop rock; songs were all hits – the kind of music we heard as we were growing up.”
The players are Terry, Audrey, Steve, Peter, Jerrold, Doug, Bob, John, Brian, Stephen and Ray.
Two musicians playing off each other while another band member sings Rock on Momma
River in the centre on a keyboard, Brian behind him with a guitar
It is a band that doesn’t do concerts or performances. A bunch of guys who love their music and meet outdoors during the summer, inside the barn when the weather shifts and in the “man cave” part of the house where there is heat from a small stove and snow on the ground.
Some of the members go back to their high school days.
It was fun music and socializing; kids running around, and a dog that had far too much energy.
Catching up between sets – these are people who have made their contribution to society – now they enjoy their time with each other.
There were a lot of guitars, Rivers on the keybaord, a bag piper wearing a kilt and a set of drums that got a very good workout.
There were no wind instruments.
