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Country Joe McDonald is going on the road with a new band. Let me rephrase that: Joe is going on the road with three of his old band mates from Country Joe and the Fish. Bassist Bruce Barthol, guitarist/keyboardist David Bennett Cohen and drummer Gary "Chicken" Hirsh will be reuniting with Joe for dates on the West Coast in April, followed by a series of dates in England in June, organised by Barking Spider Promotions. "There's a sound that I've been unable to get with any other band that I've had," said Joe. "These guys were part of the creation of the psychedelic sound that Country Joe and the Fish were known for in the 60s. I'm looking forward to playing the old CJ Fish repertoire as well as hearing what we do with new material." Bruce Barthol, resident composer/lyricist and musician for the Tony Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe says "There's a war going on, the country's divided and it's feeling more like 1968 every day, so I wasn't totally surprised to get a call from Joe. I had a lot of fun playing with those guys, and I'm looking forward to doing it again." David Cohen, recently honored by the Harper's Ferry NAACP with the Niagara Centennial Committee Certificate of Appreciation, said, "I've been doing gigs with Joe, and also with Bruce, but to get the four of us together in the same place at the same time is going to be great." David will be coming from New York and has had to re- arrange a crowded schedule of recording and performing to take part in the reunion. "With the country in the shape it's in, I think it's the right time to get together. By adding our voice to the growing anti-war, anti-Bush movement, I hope to we can take back our freedoms through dialogue and growing awareness," David added. Chicken Hirsh, now living in Ashland where he's a painter and Southern Oregon's resident jazz drummer, said "I want to hear what this band will do with the more than three decades of musicianship behind us since we first played together." Here's the U.K. dates..... Thurs 3.6.: ACORN THEATER, PENZANCE, CORNWALL £10 ticket advance, £12 on the door. Fri 4.6.: t.b.c. Sun 6.6.: THE VENUE@RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT £12.50 advance Mon. 7.6 . t.b.c. Tues 8.6: THE ROBIN 2,WOLVERHAMPTON Weds 9.6.: THE FARM, Chapel St. Leonards, nr. SKEGNESS Thurs 10.6.: SHEFFIELD BOARDWALK - £12.50 ticket adv. Fri 11.6: MANCHESTER ACADEMY £12.50 ticket adv., £14 on the door. Sat 12.6 BORDERLINE, LONDON £12.50 ticket adv., £14 on the door. Sun 13.6: SOUTH PARADE PIER, SOUTHSEA - "Grand finale" - with Chas & Dave £12.50 ticket. Now - here's where you may be able to help! I need to hire a keyboard with a good piano and organ sound, ideally a Kurtzweil PC88 for two weeks, from 1st June to 14th June to take on the road (well, in the van actually,...) for David Cohen to use on the Country Joe Band tour. Can anyone help? Or suggest somewhere in this area where I may be able to hire something suitable? Just imagine - YOU can tell your friends that YOUR keyboard was played by David Cohen, one of the original members of Country Joe and The Fish, on the very first U.K. Country Joe Band tour!!! AND........if you can hire me a suitable keyboard, I'm happy to give you two guest tickets to the show of your choice. and arrange for you to meet all the members of The Country Joe Band.