Down Memory Lane...Bands of the Past

Down Memory Lane...some other projects I've gotten to be a part of!

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PC: Janet Buchanan & Holly Barber, Alton, IL, March 2015

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PC: Holly Barber, Alton, IL, September 2016

Stevie B and the Heebie Jeebies (2017)

A Christmas friend trio with Steve Bailey and Janet Buchanan. Hoping for several reunion tours :-D.

Merry Christmas, everyone! We hope this holiday season finds you all well fed and surrounded by those you love. We just wanted to share a quick sample of one of our songs that we recorded together earlier in December. This is the end of "The Parting Glass," a traditional Scottish piece, usually sung at the end of a gathering of friends. To echo the final words of the tune, "Goodnight, and joy be with you all." . #music #musicmonday #acapella #nowplaying #joy #steviebandtheheebiejeebies

21 Likes, 3 Comments - Stevie B & the Heebie Jeebies (@steviebandtheheebiejeebies) on Instagram: "Merry Christmas, everyone! We hope this holiday season finds you all well fed and surrounded by..."

Somehow Peachy (2015-?)

An occasional folk acoustic duo with Janet Buchanan. We love performing in this configuration, but it's a side gig to our other projects!

Somehow Peachy's rendition of Scarborough Fair at Jacoby Arts Center on October 2, 2015.

The Bonbon Plot was a fantastic band that blended bossa nova, samba, and modern French jazz with an indie twist to produce a fresh sound. I sat in regularly on vocals and occasionally on guitar! They have blossomed into a new iteration, internationally-acclaimed jazz artist Janet Evra!

The Bonbon Plot with special guest Holly Barber covering Lena Seikaly's awesome version of 'Please Don't Talk About Me' at Picasso's Coffee House. Check out the harmonized scat solo... :-D Video by Steve Bailey 2017 .

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PC: Not sure. Aliya Waldman? Even if it's not her, you should still check her out because she's an amazing photographer. St. Charles, MO, Spring 2013

Eddie Buchanan & Co. (2012-2014)

(I was part of the Co.! Check out our live performance CD from May 2013 on Youtube! The first track, which Eddie and I co-wrote, is below.)

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Way to the Top (Jetcopter) · Eddie Buchanan & Co. Live @ Picasso's ℗ 2013 Edwin Buchanan Naeger Released on: 2013-05-31

This is a band that clearly cares a great deal about oral hygeine.

51 Fingers (2006-2007)

A terrific, terrific band with a tragically short lifespan. And if you think that you might recognize some of the other fantastically talented women in the group, YOU ARE SO SMART! Check out Tabea Mangelsdorf, Hillary Brownell, Lindee Hoshikawa, and Janet Buchanan, and enjoy more incredible music!

The Lost Disciples (2002)

The shortest-lived band I've been in. Two glorious weeks learning guitar parts by the seat of my pants for an awesome summer camp production of Godspell. If you think the guy next to me looks like lead vocalist and guitarist George Clements of The Lonely Heartstring Band, well, you're absolutely right and you should go check them out right now. They are AMAZING. And if you think the guy next to George looks like Hart Kingsbery of Davidson Hart Kingsbery, well, you're two for two, my friend! What a refined musical palate you have! :-D

PS Our final band member, Kathy Matusek Lovegren (far right), tore it up on the keyboard :-).