From England--THE STRAWBS

with Special Guests from Boston Orpheus Reborn

Friday, June 22 at 8:00pm

Tickets: $31.50 (Preferred Seating in 1st 6 Rows, Center Orchestra); $22.50 Reserved Seats

A rare appearance by the classic electric line-up from 1974’s “Hero & Heroine” and “Ghosts”

This Concert is sponsored in part by the "Lost & Found" program heard weekdays from 12 to 2pm on 88.1 fm WMBR, Cambridge.  Listen to Dave Cousins of The Strawbs interviewed live on Lost & Found, Tuesday, June 19, beginning around Noon.  http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=7838340&location=http://wmbr.org/&groupid=284

The Strawbs

David Cousins – vocals/guitar

Dave Lambert – lead guitar/vocals

John Hawken – keyboards

Chas Cronk – bass/vocals

Rod Coombes – drums

Unique among early 70’s Progressive Rock bands, this pioneering outfit actually came from a 60’s English Folk background and successfully merged the two genres.  The group enjoyed commercial success in the US and UK with songs like “Lay Down”, “Part of the Union” and “Down by the Sea”, and has showcased a fine array of British musicians over the years, including keyboardist Rick Wakeman (prior to joining YES).  The Strawbs continue to be led by founder/singer/guitarist/songwriter, Dave Cousins, hailed by the All Music Guide as possibly “the most talented Dylan-influenced songwriter to come out of England”.

www.strawbsweb.co.uk

ORPHEUS REBORN

A New Group with an Illustrious Heritage

In the summer of 2004, an impromptu on-stage reunion of four veterans of the 60's
soft-rock group Orpheus began the formation of a new, contemporary band whose music spans a variety of genres. Guitarist Jack McKennes, guitarist/harmonica player Stephen Martin, bass guitarist Eric Gulliksen (aka “the Snake”), and drummer Harry Sandler were later joined by renowned lead guitarist Bob Dunlap and extraordinary percussionist Kathi Taylor, to round out a six-person group. After a year of preparation the ensemble, now known as Orpheus Reborn, emerged with a fresh, new sound.

By no means should Orpheus Reborn be considered a “reunion” band or an “oldies” act. This is a new group that includes six friends, four of whom just happen to be former
members of Orpheus. Their music, individually and collectively, has evolved into styles
that are edgier, with a wide variety of colors. Live performances are characterized far
more by providing enjoyment and fun to audiences than by attempting to reproduce the precisely executed, but sometimes sterile, performances of the original group.
Instrumentals and harmonies are tight and solid but, unlike the original band, songs are
allowed – and encouraged – to morph and change on-the-spot.

Nevertheless, Orpheus Reborn is not a “jam band.” Music includes ballads, hard rock,
blues, jazz, country, latin, reggae and ska, to name a few types, characterized by up to six parts of harmony and a mixture of finger- and flat-picked guitars, wailing harmonica, powerful melodic bass guitar and incredible percussion.

Despite their legacy, Orpheus Reborn is not “your father’s Orpheus!”
Orpheus was then (sorry, old-timers ...)
Orpheus Reborn is NOW!

www.orpheusreborn.com

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