MP3 The Clymer Kurtz Band - Statements and Clues
Through vocal harmonies underlined by intricate drumming, solid bass lines, and full guitars, the lyric themes of lifelong love’s work, spiritual quandary, cheerful wanderlust, isolation, and transformation provoke thoughtful fun and authentic emotion.
6 MP3 Songs in this album (20:48) !
Related styles: Pop: Folky Pop, Rock: Acoustic, Mood: Upbeat
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The Clymer Kurtz Band first performed in October, 2009 at a coffee shop in Harrisonburg, Virginia that less than a month later shuttered its windows. Fortunately, subsequent venues haven''t gone out of business.
At age nine, Christopher Clymer Kurtz ordered his first guitar from a Sears catalog for $25. Later, he first recorded original songs with his brother Zachary, who played their $50 drum set. In high school, Christopher and two friends formed a country and rock band that performed four times. In college, Christopher pursued a social work degree and founded a bluegrass band which the university sponsored on a ten-day, sixteen-gig tour through four states. While volunteering for a prison arts program, Christopher played guitar with a country band in the medium security facility and sang with a community and inmate choir. Christopher currently teaches English to seventh graders.
Maria Clymer Kurtz began singing before she learned to talk, and later studied piano for nearly a decade. She played the lead role in her high school’s production of The Sound of Music. She picked up the guitar in college while studying Spanish and music. During the summer of 1996, Maria sang in a female vocal trio that performed in Georgia. Maria has seized every opportunity for choral singing, from middle and high school choirs, to district, regional and all-state chorus competitions, to university chamber singers, to a community chorale, and most recently with the local choral society. She has performed with two previous bands: Blue Maybe and Clymer Kurtz & Dill. Maria works in home and garden management and teaches adult English language learners in her spare time.
Craig Zook started out as a trombonist but soon realized that the marching band drum line was where it was at. Between trombone, drums, and his vocals, he was a member of every band and choir available to him in high school. He got his first drum set in college, playing in his college''s jazz ensemble as well as a hard rock band with his friends. After college he spent a few years with Just Jazzin'', a community jazz group. He was also the drummer for the late hard rock outfit Static Machine. Craig is currently a technician at a histology lab.
When Aaron Boggs’ two best friends started playing guitar and drums in high school, it seemed only natural that he would pick up a bass to complete the band. He has been a self-taught guitar and bass player since he was 15, and has enjoyed singing for as long as he can remember. Since college he has played in six different bands including a university jazz ensemble, a funk band called The Modern Groove Septet, and a hard rock band known as Table #9. Aaron is currently doing behavioral therapy in a local middle school.
Chad Altenberger recorded and mixed "Statements and Clues" in his basement laundry room. His input was invaluable and his time generously given.