Hard on Chickens - MVAC Spring Concerts in the Park
Schedule
Thu May 23 2024 at 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Errol Allan Park at corner of Gunter Avenue & Taylor St. in Guntersville, AL | Guntersville, AL
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Come hear Hard on Chickens who will close out Mountain Valley Arts Council's 2024 Spring Concerts in the Park season. The three-piece acoustic/electric band plays rock, country, R&B, and blues.On Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30- 8:30 PM, Mountain Valley Arts Council’s final concert of its Spring Concerts in the Park series will feature a new band with some familiar faces to the Errol Allan Park stage, Hard on Chickens. Lena’s Rolling Kitchen will be on hand in case you’re hungry or thirsty during the concert. If bad weather is predicted, check MVAC’s Facebook page or website (mvacarts.org/concerts) to see where the concert will be inside.
Now that band name needs some explaining. The band derived its name from a neighbor’s dog that had to be muzzled because it was particularly fond of the laying hens. The neighbor described the dog as being “hard on chickens”. It has more to do with the dog than the chickens. When you see the band’s logo, it all makes sense.
This trio plays classic rock, Motown blues, country, and Americana music and features an eclectic set list that emphasizes tight vocal harmonies.
The band consists of Mark Thompson on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Rowell on bass and vocals, and John Elrod on percussion, vocals, and the occasional harmonica. Each member has been performing since their early teens which wasn’t just yesterday. Thompson and Elrod performed together in high school in the band Target.
Thompson played for many years with the late Pat Upton and Headline, the Downtown Horns, and Hillbilly Romeos. He is the featured guitarist/vocalist in reunion shows of WARM, a legendary band in the Southeast in the 60s and 70s.
Elrod is also an accomplished banjo player, and Rowell loves Bluegrass music and performed for many years in the Huntsville-based Pinhook Creek band.
Bring your friends, fans, folding chairs, and folding money (not chicken feed - ha!) to donate to keep the music playing in these free concerts. Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) and generous MVAC members and business sponsors help fund these concerts.
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Where is it happening?
Errol Allan Park at corner of Gunter Avenue & Taylor St. in Guntersville, AL, 400 Gunter Ave, Guntersville, AL 35976-1130, United States,Guntersville, AlabamaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
