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Quincy Street Hot pickings in central Oregon |
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Quincy Street is a four-member all acoustic band that presents an eclectic mix of traditional and original ballads backed up with guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro, harmonica and bass.
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Eric Alexander (guitar and vocals)
with a Bachelor from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. and a Master's in Journalism from the University of Oregon, has worked in non-profit and health care administration for more than 30 years. He has been involved in music since he began singing in the church choir in high school. Eric served as a navy helicopter pilot in Vietnam.
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Marlene Alexander (upright bass and vocals)
is a professional artist and teacher, with a degree from Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. She is Arts Coordinator for St. Charles Medical Center and is a long-standing member of Art in Public Places. Marlene is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and the Northwest Watercolor Society. She owns and operates a children's art school she founded in 1976. Eric and Marlene attended high school together in Missouri. They moved to Bend in 1971.
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Jay Bowerman (banjo, resonator guitar and vocals)
grew up in Eugene during the "Folk Era" listening to Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary, and others. After receiving a graduate degree from the University of Oregon and a tour of Army duty in the mid-'60's, he moved to Central Oregon. He now serves as "Principal Researcher," conducting research on amphibians for Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory.
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Loren Irving (Mandolin, harmonica, vocals)
and his family moved to Bend in 1969 after college at Oregon State University and service in Vietnam. Moving from Lumber Sales at Brooks Scanlon Lumber Company in 1974, he and partners started Deschutes Pine Sales, a lumber wholesale company. Recently retired, Loren continues to believe strongly in community efforts and is one of the founders of the Central Oregon Family Resource Center.
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All the members of Quincy Street share a common love of music that has its roots in traditional American musical forms ranging from folk and bluegrass to blues and gospel. In forming this band, the members agreed to be serious enough about their music to bring authenticity and feeling to every song, but not so serious that it ever ceased to be fun for either the band or their audiences.
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Bend, Oregon |
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Quincy Street | http://www.quincystreetfour.com |