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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,1997 PAGE 35.
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Calico Road does Teeswater show
Striking a musical note
Calico Road is ready for success as band members Jeff
Murray, left, Juanita Arkell and Tom McLean prepare for a
May 9 concert in Teeswater.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Some chance meetings brought
three independent musicians who
had practiced their art for years,
togetiier for the creation of a new
and rising band, Calico Road.
Belgrave-native and group vocal
ist, Juanita Arkell, Tom McLean,
of Goderich, and Jeff Murray of
Bayfield, will perform in Teeswa
ter, May 9, as they begin their
ascent up the musical ladder,
together.
“I have been writing songs and
doing the church circuit for years,”
says Arkell, “but I have never
played in a band before. This is the
first time for all of us.”
Arkell recorded a solo effort last
year, Soul of the Wind, just so she
would have a demo when needed.
She says she has been “sitting on”
her musical ambitions for a long
time.
She began working with Murray
about a year ago, again doing
church performances, benefit con
certs and shows in Bayfield. They
met when Arkell heard Murray per
form at a wedding.
Murray is classically trained on
piano and plays lead guitar.
“We met Tom McLean at a jam
session at The Candlelight in
Goderich, a few months ago,” she
says.
“In walked Tom (McLean),
straight from work, with a violin
case under his arm,” Arkell says.
She laughs now at her first
thought upon seeing the man in
work clothes, but quickly ch; »ed
her impression when she hear lim
play.
“He is astoundingly good,” says
Arkell, “Classically trained on vio
lin, he also plays guitar.”
For Arkell, she says things just
seemed to fall in place. “Our voices
have a tonal match not often seen
outside of siblings. The voices just
meld together. We share the duties
of lead vocals. The harmonies cre
ate great vocal layering.”
And just what type of music does
this trio play?
“It is very eclectic,” she says.
“We are adult contemporary, funky
folk with country roots and some
blues. There has been a huge resur
gence in folk music. We play a lot
of original songs as well as Jimmie
Buffet, Bob Dylan, Lynard
Skynyrd, Blue Rodeo and Sheryl
Crowe.”
“We are shooting for the top. We
all want to make music our career
and we will do that by continuing
to work and write.”
The trio shares a love of music,
each having been musicians for
years.
“We all carry a lot of life experi
ence, which lends an interesting
maturity to our songwriting,” says
Arkell.
“Jeff and I write lyrics and music
while Tom writes music. We share
input and we are more productive
as we spend more time together.”
To this point the band has been
self-promoted, arranging their own
concerts as the Teeswater one, May
9, but organizers have begun to
take notice as Calico Road has been
invited to Summerfolk in Owen
Sound.
The Teeswater concert is a fami
ly event, says Arkell, and is being
held at the Town Hall Auditorium.
Special guests for the Friday
night concert will be Lisa Arm
strong, who will open the show,
and Craig Fair, of Bluevale, a very
talented 15-year-old who worked
with Soundsation and, five years
ago, at the Charlottetown Festival.
Tickets are $5 per person and are
available at Pandora’s Pantry,
Wingham and Ernie King’s Music,
Wingham and Goderich.
There will be an abundance of
tickets available at the door, as
well.
Staying true to their conviction
that giving something back to the
community is important, Calico
Road will also perform at the
Wingham Day Centre, May 16 for
the Alzheimer group.
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County have the benefit of
displaying their masterpieces in the
Goderich Museum located on 110
North Street.
This artistic showcase is called
the Huron High Art Attack. It
displays 140 magnificent art pieces
done by secondary students, twenty
pieces from each school. From
Madill, there is a variety of art
pieces entered, which include water
colour paintings, pencil drawings,
and a painted egg.
Miss McKague, an art teacher at
F. E. Madill feels that this art
attack, is a "wonderful opportunity
for secondary students to gain
recognition for their artistic
talents". She also thinks that the
benefits of having students' art
pieces displayed in the museum
gives the students pride and
satisfaction that people are coming
to look and admire their work.
Another benefit that comes with
this showcase may be a job
opportunity. Spectators may see a
piece of work that they like and
offer the artist a job, creating them
pieces of art work for money.
This Art Attack has been hosted
in Goderich for the past four years.
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