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Meet the band and see where we hang out.

Pam Blanchard is the songwriter, lead singer, and rhythm guitar player for the band. She has won two honorable mentions in the international John Lennon Songwriting contest, and has been awarded two Puffin Foundation grants for her work with and for chidren. The songs she writes are from a young child's perspective, and along with that comes the desire to move and interact. As you can tell by those who have written in support of the band, she is also an educator who has an amazing ability to engage a large group of children while maintaining order.

The band is comprised of 5 other talented musicians: Danny Conkle, Joe Ellison, Kemp Jones, Melinda Kershner and Michael Wegner, who turn each song into a musical playground. They have produced 2 albums of music, and bring with them the ability to play in any style: jazz, bluegrass, rock, funk, reggae, blues . . . They also bring the sounds of over 13 instruments to young ears: drums, conga, percussion, keyboard, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, saxophome, flute and clarinet. To top it off, they add 3-part harmony. Last year, they produced an original play which featured their music, 70 local school children, and was performed for 3 sold-out school shows at the Oconee County Civic Center.

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Michael's Place
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Original music for children and their adults...

 
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Athens, Georgia
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