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The Barefoot Be ready to dance the night away and sing your hearts out to familiar tunes you love!
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view Barefoot is a 5 piece band – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboard, base and drums Music is mostly 60s and 70s – familiar songs (people can sing along to because they know the words) and mostly rock and roll dance music. History Barefoot started with Gary and Bob meeting at Karaoke in the Si Como No bar. We were hanging around with several musicians at the various Pasco nudist clubs and had a desire to start some kind of jam sessions on a regular basis. In fall of 2005 we approached Caliente to do a talent show which included several musicians, as well as, other performers. Don Stover, former guitar/vocalist with Mollie Hachette joined Bob O. to perform and coordinate the event. We talked about finding a bar where we could do regular jam sessions. About this time, we met Bruce Ballas, a local Land O lakes guitarist who had the same idea and set up jam sessions at The Lakeside Inn restaurant and bar. After a few jams, we were told that the restaurant had been sold and that we were doing our last jam that night. In December 2005, Gary and Bob decided to contact Como to see if they would be interested in having jam sessions at the Butt Hutt. On January 6, 2006 we had our first Butt Hutt jam session. It was a booming success and we were invited back in February. The event continued to bring in the crowds. Como then approached us to do the jams every 4th Friday of the month for the rest of the year. Around the time of our second jam session, Bob met Dan Stewart and invited him to come out to the Butt Hutt. Dan introduced Ron App to the group about the same time. We decided that having a house band for the jam sessions would be a big plus and began looking for a base player that would complete to the group. Dan introduced us to Kevin Tambling to play base and our band was complete. We talked about our future and decided we wanted to become the Caliente house band. We wanted to start somewhere else first while we were getting things organized. The Butt Hutt fit the bill. Shortly thereafter, we adopted the name Barefoot. After a few practices and jam sessions, we realized that we were becoming a pretty good band. Kevin decided that he couldn’t commit full time to the group, so we located Luke King, who was playing base at one of the local jam bars to take his place. We continued to play the Butt Hutt through 2008. We did a few parties and other venues (including Paradise Lakes, Caliente, Paradise Pines and Whiskey Willies) but primarily we played the Butt Hutt. Beginning in 2009, our dream came true and we became the house band for Caliente where we play at least one a month. We like to play for fun a lot more than for the money. We don’t want to spoil the fun by turning the fun into a job, so we try to limit our performances to 2 or 3 a month. We shy away from Saturday nights because some band members don’t want to give up that precious free time with their significant others. On the other hand, if we don’t play but once a month, we forget things and make more mistakes. It takes a careful balance to keep the band in shape and not feel like work. Band
Members Bob Ohlwiler (Bob O/Barefoot Bob) Bob is the leader of the band, plays guitar and does lead and background vocals. His most significant accomplishment from the past was with The Rocking Crescendos a popular band in Orlando in the late 1960s. Gary Kerrigan Drummer Gary played in a night club bar band named Foot Bridge in Maine in the mid-70s. Dan Stewart Dan plays keyboard and does vocals, mostly backup. Dan played full time on the road with a group called Amber in the mid-80s. Ron App Ron App plays lead Guitar, and does lead and background vocals He played with numerous bands in Indiana in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Luke King Luke plays base. He is fairly new in the music business. He has played around at various jam sessions and has filled in when groups needed a base. Barefoot is his first formal band. Kevin Tambling Kevin is our sound system manager and is a back up for keyboards and base. Kevin has an extensive music background and plays several instruments. John Braje John is our sound system backup
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