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back for another half hour. The second
half of the show was a mixture
of cajun, such as I Live To
Have Fun on a Saturday Night, and
country songs like Take Me or
Leave Me, Just Think About Why
and My Gal.
The band is fun on stage and
relates well to the audience. Band
members Jimmy Clyde Wilson,
Brady Gustafson, Leroy Stephens,
Ray O'Toole, Billy Cowsill and Gary
Comeau play the usual array of
country instruments and most of
them contribute on vocals, making
for impressive harmonies.
Most of the band's material liiens
the realm of country. It is unfortunate
that the word country brings
to mind such names as Dolly Parton
and Johnny Cash. Blue Northern's
music is more along the lines of
such great talents as Waylon Jennings
and Charlie Daniels.
It is a pleasure to see country
music at least occasionally, even if
not a fan. It is not contrived and
there are no overwhelming or oppressive
significances. There was
no mention of 'death to the sickoids
or braineaters, which is a great
relief from most of the local music
scene. Blue Northern plays their
music just for the fun of it, and succeeds
in transmitting their enjoyment
to their audience.
The Wednesday noon-hour concert
series, co-sponsored by the
Alma Mater Society, C-FOX radio
and Gary Taylor's Rock Room, will
continue Sept. 26 with the Powder
Blues Band. Other shows will
feature Highstreet, Molly Oliver, the
Wives and Bob Segarini.
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