Kenneth Woods, conductor
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At the age of 13 I was inspired to save up for my first electric guitar after
hearing Queen’s News of the World. When I discovered Jimi Hendrix the
die was cast, and I spend much of the next ten years or so playing lead
guitar, writing songs and generally rocking out with various bands.We
thought we might create this page as a gentle reminder that not all
classical musicians spent their youth entirely on the musical straight and
narrow.
During my college years when I was studying at Indiana University I
played for my first two years in a band made up of four quite good
musicians with diverse talents but possibly excessively diverse tastes.We
worked under the names “Graffiti” and “Screaming Yaardvaarks.” The
other band I spent a good chunk of my college years in was an acid funk
ensemble called Watchmen. Both imploded just when we were
getting noticed by higher powers and neither survived long enough to do
a complete album. All that’s left now is a few demos we recorded. The
best of the originals are from the dying days of Watchmen, and I’m still
sad the band folded before we could finish these sessions. Ah well, in
another life….
Even today, I still listen to rock and funk, and occasionally play. Last
summer (2008), I even directed a Funk Band at the Oregon East
Symphony's Summer Music Center. Our performance came as quite a
surprise to some of the orchestra's more distinguished patrons and
fans...
KW
hearing Queen’s News of the World. When I discovered Jimi Hendrix the
die was cast, and I spend much of the next ten years or so playing lead
guitar, writing songs and generally rocking out with various bands.We
thought we might create this page as a gentle reminder that not all
classical musicians spent their youth entirely on the musical straight and
narrow.
During my college years when I was studying at Indiana University I
played for my first two years in a band made up of four quite good
musicians with diverse talents but possibly excessively diverse tastes.We
worked under the names “Graffiti” and “Screaming Yaardvaarks.” The
other band I spent a good chunk of my college years in was an acid funk
ensemble called Watchmen. Both imploded just when we were
getting noticed by higher powers and neither survived long enough to do
a complete album. All that’s left now is a few demos we recorded. The
best of the originals are from the dying days of Watchmen, and I’m still
sad the band folded before we could finish these sessions. Ah well, in
another life….
Even today, I still listen to rock and funk, and occasionally play. Last
summer (2008), I even directed a Funk Band at the Oregon East
Symphony's Summer Music Center. Our performance came as quite a
surprise to some of the orchestra's more distinguished patrons and
fans...
KW
| as rock 'n' roll guitarist and songwriter |
| The original line-up of Watchmen L-R Ken Woods- lead guitar, Jon Healy- Lead Guitar, Chicken Weise- drums, Robert Henson- bass and lead vocals |
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