The Huron Expositor, 1997-08-13, Page 31Bean Festival. Wednesday. Aug 13. 1997 — Page 19A
Music isAbout 'fun
Rine to nt, area performers
offer a variety of toe -tapping tunes
Nightwind's been
fixture :for 17 }ears
One of the surefire eroMi *mans
of this year's Bean Festival is. the
Exeter -area band Nightwind
The 17 -year-old band is one of the
acts .on the Main Stage roster
Saturda) .
Nightwind is a four -piece band
which plays music from the t950s
and bOs plus a little old. country
music
Current members Jim Fuller (gui-
tar). -Jeff Johnston (drummer). Don
Hxrvev. (lead vocalist) and brother
Clary Harvey (backup vocalist. and
bass guitar) have been together for
almost two years.
.-We try to please the crowd.- satd
Oar) . It is a family band. stared by
•our dad."
The eider Harvey named •his origi-
nal band Light 'N Easy .and eventu-
'ally included his two sons.
Nightwind returns to the Bean
Festival after a three-year abseiwe.
Dave Hoy a whiz at
tickling the ivories
The Bean• Festival welcomes rag
time piano player Dave Ho) for the
first time: •
A student of classical piano.the St.
-Thomas resident has just completed
his second tour of Germany and sec-
ond appearance at the prestigious
Rottweil Jazz Festival.
While there. Hoy:appeared at the
Ludvvigsbury Jazz Club. Haigerlock
Castic. Stuttgart Dixieland Club and
represented Canada in Madgeburg at
embassy -sponsored fuXnctions.
The recipient of .an Associate of
Music: from the University of.
Western Ontario. London. Hoy has
10, recordings on. vinyl. cassette and
compact disc and several awards
'including recognition for special
Dave Hoy, sealed front left in this publicity poster, will be one of
the featured musical acts at this year's Zurich Bean Festival.
cuntnbutrun to the CBC Telefest ,n
1993 and Free Enterprise Award in
1391 from the St. Thomas and
District Chamber of Cununeree for a
stgnitieanl contribution to tuuris,n.
He ro eived the award with his wile
Lynn.
in I9R7. the Hos. created The
Good 'UMW Music Hall. a popular
dinner theatre. where he makes regi-.
• lar appearances.
Huy is a popular act who has per-
formed extensively in Canada at
such events as the Western Fair in
London. Markham Festival of
-Lights. Edmonton Klondyke Days
and the Canadian National
Exhibition in Torunt0.. He also has
-performed a regular series of. piano
features on CFPL-TV based in
London and syndicated television
spots for CHCH in Hamilton.
Unknown Legends
play favorite music
Borruw,ny (hell name froni.a popu-
lar -Neil Yount' tune. t.jnknown
Legends.promises a. MIN of acoustic
selections from the Canadian super-
star and others.
• The inentbers. of the three-member
band hail from the Clinton and
Gudern h area.
Jett Ball handles.guitar. harmonica
and vocals; Mike Croaker ns un the
bass and vocals: and Kevin Young
provides vucals_atid takes his place
at the diuii.. .
The stoup of thirtystnnething.,.a)
tbev simply play music 10 entertain
themselves and others.