Muddy Pond

by Colin Amoth

A gathering had begun. A group of about two dozen people semi circled around a tarp laid on the banks of the Muddy Pond. From every angle, old and young piled out of cars parked near the edges of the property.  Even a local cameraman, a fan of Strawberry Jam Band, decided to become part of the audience, bringing his camera with him. At about 3 in the afternoon a dark van pulled up and the jamboree at muddy pond began.

 

Flying out of the van came the first acts. Guitars in hand Tess Guilmette and Becca Gonzales flew on the blue tarp. After focusing the microphones onto their acoustics, the first sounds of the Muddy Pond were heard. Fallowing Tess and Becca, Henry Merrow and Co. took the stage and laid down some classy blues/rock. Both bands took away a well-deserved applause.

 

After this came some new faces to the town. Plus All Day came down from Bow to represent their local music scene. After a short discussion on the resent party at the super attendants house they broke out into song, accompanied by acoustic guitars.

 

After a short break Strawberry Jam Band, the crowd favorite, picked up all instruments and reminded the crowd why. Sometimes accompanying the band came another new face to Davisville. John Cheney after about 5 min overtook the crowd by storm. If you could hear him play his bass, you would understand why.

 

The last two bands to end the show was John Cheney going completely solo and them later began to slowly pick up some strag-a-long musicians from the crowd and played one last mega jam before everyone left surrounded by fog.