John Cowan

Well, it’s the day before the day before Christmas. Time to reflect on our blessings here in the J Cow Band. First off, I need to thank Carol, Luke, Jenny Anne, Caleb, Violet, Tennessee, Jesse, Hannah, Kit, & Allegra; Jeff, Sheila, & Zach Autry; Bryon, Lori, & Jude Larrance; John, Rebecca, & Jack Frazier; Shad Cobb & Ms Maggie; Paul & Jenny Easton, Vince Shy, Doug & Linda Cowan, Lance & Nancy Cowan, Bridget & Marley Pleines, & Chuck Rhodes for keeping this ship with wind in her sails and on course. To our fine family of musical friends, and by this I mean ya’ll, who come to our shows and support us with your hearts and pocketbooks, a very sincere thank you! It is not lost on any of us how hard it is to make ends meet in this recession. When you pay to come out to show, or buy a CD, your investment in us is taken literally with gratitude and amazement.

Our little combo has grown leaps & bounds since Mr Frazier and Mr Larrance have come on board. We have so much to say and do musically in the coming seasons. It’s so exciting to me as an artist to think of the possibilities that Jeff, Shad, John, Bryon & I are capable of stumbling onto in the creative process. It takes a whole lot more than great musicianship to grow ideas in an ensemble. If their is personal dissident,  or  disharmony amongst the members, then you have to start creating from pockets of a vacuum. To say I love Jeff, John, Shad, & Bryon would almost be an understatement, these are men of integrity, tenacity, humility, and a butt-load of musical prowess & pedigree.

We have much to do, and the most wondrous thing is that we don’t yet know what the result will be. That the magic is in the very “process” of living, laughing, creating, and perhaps a few bus breakdowns…Ha!

Again, we send our love to all of you and your families, to all of those no longer with us whom we miss so much during the holidays. To our dear brothers & sisters serving in the armed forces. As Tiny Tim (Charles Dickens) once said “God Bless Us Everyone!”

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