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Guide: How to "taste" the Taste of Fort Collins - Taste of Fort Collins |
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Written by NEXTnc staff
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Thursday, 07 June 2007 |
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 "Mature" band still loves playing
By Erin Frustaci
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A little older, a little wiser and maybe a little balder, The Freddy Jones Band still knows how to play great music.
The traditional roots-rock band of the ’90s reunited in 2005 after a five-year hiatus with a greater appreciation of music.
“We are a much better band now, believe it or not,” said drummer Simon Horrocks. “We are more mature and appreciate it for what it is. It’s really special to us and we do care about it, but we don’t have to do it everyday.”
With members now spread across the country, shows are more of a reunion than a job.
Horrocks and Wayne Healy, vocalist and guitar player, live in Atlanta. Marty Lloyd, vocalist and acoustic guitarist, lives in Los Angeles. Bassists Jim Bonaccorsi and Ron Bonaccorsi, guitar and vocals, are in Chicago. In addition to living in different states, the band members also have their own lives.
“Everyone does have families and careers, it’s not like it once was when we ate, breathed and slept it,” Horrocks said.
Through regular conference calls and frequent E-mails, the band sorts out any scheduling conflicts and books shows.
“We usually do 10 shows a year,” Horrocks said. “The greatest thing is we can do it on our own terms now.”
But the more things change, the more things stay the same. Horrocks said everyone’s personalities are still exactly the same.
“That cracks me up,” he said.
As for their sound, it still rocks. The Freddy Jones Band blends blues, rock and folk. The group has plans to go back in the studio to record a greatest hits record with a few new tracks.
The band has shared the stage with Widespread Panic, Phish, Sheryl Crow, Dave Mathews and Matchbox Twenty and will be the headlining band on Sunday at the Taste of Fort Collins. They have old friends in several other bands, including Sister Hazel. Horrocks said the band enjoys the camaraderie among itself and other bands.
“We appreciate hanging out again,” Horrocks said. “We get to pretend to be rock stars again. We get to hang out backstage and on stage again... Plus, it’s fun to play music.”
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