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Clackamas Pri
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Faculty band brings hoedow
decade.
“I was one of the original
members,” said Arter. “I’ve been
in the band 15 years. Actually,
it’s going to be 16 this summer.”
The group’s genesis came
about here at Clackamas, in fact.
“The way we started out, Judy
and I took a music class called
I Feature Editor
Country, Folk and Bluegrass,”
said Arter. “The instructor of that
Ever wonder what the instruc class was Bob Misley.”
With the class as an inspira
tors at Clackamas do in their
spare time? Well, for three of the tion, the. Arters started out as a
faculty members this includes bass and banjo duet, expanding to
getting together and playing old- a full band as the years went on.
However, the catalyst for their
time bluegrass.
Their band is called No creation was not yet a part of the
Strings Attached, a local group lineup,
“Bob Misley, in the meantime,
composed of Dave and Judy
Arter, Bob Misley, Loren Foyd, had moved away from bluegrass,”
and Susan Wilks. Dave Arter and Arter said. “He was playing surf
Misley are both science instruc rock.”
Fast forward to when personal
tors, and Ford is a Psychology
changes left slots for a banjo
teacher.
No Strings Attached could be and bass player open. The band
well described as bluegrass with became whole again with the
a twist. Misley calls the group entrance of Misley, as well as
a “bluegrass novelty band” and Wilks.
“We had one female bass play
explains the material as “some
funny songs and some crazy er from the Portland area respond
[to a wanted ad], Susan Wilks,
songs.”
“Our roots are bluegrass, but and she was perfect,” said Arter.
Since then, No Strings Attached
we don’t just do traditional blue
Dave Arter, has been working steadily on new
grass,” explained ~
songs and pre
who
performs
paring for the
rhythm guitar, as
summer sea
well as harmony
son.
and lead vocals
“It’s a crazy
“We practice
for the group.
picture we’ve
once a week,”
“We’re always
got going.
said
Arter.
for
looking
“We’re to the
music
obscure
You
’
re
not
point where we
that we find in
going to fall
have about two
old trunks,” said
sets of mate-
Misley.
asleep at our
No
airings
nal.”
show”
Attached will be
But the ques
busy this summer,
tion remains:
playing at many
what’s it like
fairs and festi-
playing in a
vals. Their next
band with one’s
upcoming
gig
fellow faculty
Bob Misley
will be on June
members?
Science instructor
18 at the Hoffman
“It’s a kick,”
House restaurant
saidArter. “Bob
in Molalla.
and Loren are
“We’ve played
both naturally
there twice, and they want us entertaining. They’re riots.”
back for some reason,” said
Misley reiterated the senti
Arter.
ment.
The group is still settling in
“Now we’ve got this history,
with their new lineup, which this wonderful kind of comrad-
includes recently added mem ery,” he said. “It’s a crazy pic
bers Misley and Wilks, but the ture we’ve got going. You’re not
band has been around for over a going to fall asleep during our
Three teachers from
Clackamas play in
bluegrass group
C.J. Ciaramella
No Strings Attached is (left to right) Loren Ford, Susan Wilks, Dave Arter, Bob Misley and jJ
Arter. The band is playing a show on June 18 at the Hoffman House in Molalla.
show.”
Of course, any student who’s
had Arter, Ford or Misley as a
teacher would have little trouble
believing such a statement.
For more information about
No Strings Attached and their
upcoming gigs, visit their web
site at http://www.nsagrass.com.
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