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My father was a player and I heard all the  brother who had a vast record collection,
 classic country, British invasion and early show  Sharkey learned from the best and has a
 tunes from him growing up. Tink calls me the  natural grace as a player.  PETER
 ‘Human Jukebox’ because all these songs live in
 my head and can make a surprise appearance  In 2022 your album “A Very Unusual Head”
 during a show, keeps everyone on their toes.  was released to rave reviews! A
 I still listen to the Beatles a lot, especially the  monumental undertaking, recorded over a
 out-takes. The best concert I’ve been to  four year period in five recording studios  ROWAN
 recently was The Lumineers at Bethel Woods,  and two countries. To say it’s eclectic is an
 they know how to build a very intimate yet  understatement! The brilliance shines
 bombastic show. Thought they were fantastic!  through every track and leaves you wanting  SAT, MAY 11, 2024
 more! May we have some more? Please tell
 TINK: I had older sisters, so the radio was on all  us what’s next in the recording studio.
 the time in our house in Falls Church (the
 counter-culture capital of Virginia). Esoteric  JOZIAH: ”A Very Unusual Head” was a
 classic rock was king on FM radio.   mammoth project to pull off due to the times
 I also grew up playing flute, which made my  (Cootie Festival, etc, etc!). It had been so
 tastes eclectic. To be honest, I had a kind of  long since our last studio album we decided
 classical music awakening in high school -  to pull out all the stops and create a
 Brahms really did it for me. One of my favorite  cornucopia for our fans, (14 songs and no
 singer-songwriters over the last few years is  filler!). We are very proud of it.
 Anais Mitchell, anything she does is just quirky
 enough and beautiful enough, (as well as  TINK: Joziah’s always writing. Lots of new
 unpredictable) to keep me interested.
 songs and a couple of musicals in the making.
 Our guitar player, Sharkey McEwen, is from
 L.A. by way of Louisiana. As a child he listened  JOZIAH: We are itching to get the next
 to his father play the ‘Great American  album cooking. Most of the songs are
 Songbook’ while he hung out under the piano.  written. We are hitting the studio in January
 But if you listen to his playing, you can’t help  to do the bulk of recording. We’ll be ready to
 but hear a definite Allman Brothers vibe  play a few of the brand new ones at The
 sneaking through - we owe that to his older   Spire, let’s hope we remember the chords!


                                              KITCHEN
                                              AND BAR

            Located in center of historic
            downtown Plymouth, next door
            to the Spire Center, Cork + Table
            Kitchen and Bar is a small
            owner-operated bistro-style
            restaurant serving contemporary
            American cuisine with a southern
            flair and offering a selection of over
            100 distinct wines from the classics
            to unique blends.


            23 Court Street, Plymouth
            774-454-3683

 PHOTO: LEE HETHERINGTON             View our menu online www.corkandtableplymouth.com
 L-R: Tink Lloyd, Sharkey McEwen, Joziah Longo, Matthew Abourezk, Bob Torsello, RJ McCarty
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