By Edwin Taylor staff writer
From the August 3, 1994 edition of The New Castle Record
In July, a local country band, Night Fury, went to Nashville…now Nashville is coming to them.
The band played in the Nashville Starborn Jamboree which featured 78 acts, but amid all the other music vying for attention, Night Fury made an impression.
Sam Old, steel guitar player for the group, said the band has been contacted by Don Reed Productions, the company wo promoted the show, about signing a contract.
Although the band has not reached a decision, Old said the deal would result in an album being produced near the end of the year. Old said the band has about five songs under consideration for the first album which would feature original material.
“We didn’t really expect this,” Old said. “When I sent out the demo, I figured that was that. Now things are moving right along.”
It was the demo tape which got Night Fury selected to play in Nashville.
“We were a little jittery at first,” Old said. “It didn’t actually hit us as to what we had done until we walked off the stage.”
He said many people complimented them on their strong stage presence and quality of the music. Even though they have been playing together for just two years, Old estimated the musical experience of the band totals 100 years. The combined skill of bass player Rob Jaye, drummer Patrick Old, and guitarists Mike Carper and David Francisco, along with Sam, enable the band to sound as though it has been playing together for much longer than it actually has.
The experience and the stage presence is what Don Reed noticed in the video that was produced from the Nashville show, Old said.
“He said he had been watching video for the past two days. He liked how we presented ourselves, our dress, the whole show. He said it was very professionally done on our part, and we reminded him of the band Exile. “
Don Reed Productions has extended an invitation to the band to play in another Nashville competition on Sept 11, and at the Cannery in Nashville on Oct. 15. Old said if Night Fury finishes in the top six at the Cannery, the band could appear on TV’s the Nashville Network (TNN).
Past performances at the Cannery include Garth Brooks and George Strait.
Night Fury is scheduled to appear locally on the following dates:
Aug. 13, 27-CC’s Hanging Rock
Sept. 16, 17- Briz’s Restaurant, New Castle
Sept 30, Oct. 1- Holiday Inn, Christiansburg
Oct. 8- Fall Festival, New Castle
-Prepared by Shelly Koon
