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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 25-28, 2018 The Park Record FAWNGROVE Continued from C-1 Band celebrates 25 years Summer Rental Wanted 6/1/19 to 8/31/19 Retired doctor & wife, N/S/responsible/meticulous 20 year visitor/local references text or call 520-954-9327 or email drrogeranderson@me.com she said. “They also liked how we would add our unique harmonies in tunes that they knew,” Fisher said. Into the groove Motherlode recorded its self-titled debut album in 1997 at A*Ha! Studios in Salt Lake City with engineer Scott Bailey. “We didn’t have a drummer or bassist at the time, so we created those parts in the studio,” Williams said. While adding percussion on the CDs worked well, both Williams and Hall knew going forward that they needed to add a rhythm section to the band for the string of upcoming live appearances. “People wanted to dance,” Hall said. “So we added drums and bass. To this day, we still have a drummer and bassist.” Fisher departed the group in 2000, and that’s when Williams and Hall met Stroem as they held auditions. “She was a New Jersey slash Vermont gal who could really belt it out, which was different than Wendy,” Williams said. Opportunity rocks Stroem was in the lineup when the band opened for Sheryl Crow during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. “The gigs during that time really brought us into the public’s eye,” Hall said. A few weeks later, a German television station invited them to tape a show in Georgetown during an all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. “We played on the banks of the Potomac River,” Hall said. “It was crazy.” After the band returned to Park City, it continued playing as many gigs as it could, Hall said. “We played a lot of weddings and fundraisers, and we still play a lot of fundraisers,” he said. “What surprised me was that people came to see us. After seeing us, they would hire us. And that’s what it kept going.” Carrying on Stroem made her exit in 2006, and Motherlode held another au- C-3 PHOTO BY DANIEL LEWIS Motherlode Canyon Band’s lineup today is, from left, Dana Williams, Nina Oyler, Mark Schumacher, Dan Hall and Robert Down. The band plans a 25th-anniversary show on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the City Park Bandstand. Three past band members are flying in from out of state to join the throng. COURTESY OF MOTHERLODE CANYON BAND Motherlode Canyon Band has endured many lineup changes throughout its 25-year career. This lineup above, which played around Park City during the late 1990s, features, left to right, Dana Williams, Blair Sutherland, Stuart Anderton, Wendy Fisher and Dan Hall. dition. “That’s when we met Nina Oyler, who was then Nina Daley,” Hall said. “She was really young, in her 20s, and I wasn’t too sure about having someone so young in the band.” Oyler landed the job after a few measures, and she has been with the band ever since. “To watch her blossom over the past 12 years from a doe-inthe-headlights to someone who is comfortable on stage has been great,” Williams said. Williams is also amazed that he and Hall have managed to stay together in the band for so long. “Dan came from a structured ‘folkie background, and I came from a jam band background,” he said. “But we love what we do first and foremost, and that has made it possible for us to get through some of the hard and crazy stuff.” Motherlode Canyon Band will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a free concert that will start at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at City Park Bandstand. For information, visit http://motherlodecanyonband.com. PURCHASE TWO TAPAS & THE THIRD IS FREE • Valid on third tapas of equal or lesser value • Max of three coupons per table please • Meat & Cheese plate excluded from offer • An 18% tip will be added to the bill before the discount. • Not valid with any other offer • Dine-in only please • Please present coupon Valid thru August 31st, 2018 710BodegaParkCity.com • 710 Main Street, Park City • 435.649.6979 NOW OPEN DAILY AT 5PM! • Closed Sundays 2 FOR 1 ENTREES WITH APPETIZER PURCHASE • Valid on second entrèe of equal or lesser value • An 18% tip will be added to the bill before the discount. • Max of three coupons per table please • Not valid with any other offer • Dine-in only please • Please present coupon Valid thru August 31st, 2018 BuonaVitaParkCity.com • 804 Main Street, Park City • 435.649.1336 |