Charles Sides Poet Quatrain

Birth of a Band

The story of how the band got its start
At least, as best I remember my part
A hot new banjo picker came to town
Joined my jams and I dug his sound

Bill planned to become a resident here
Listened to him play, I like what I hear
At a Bluegrass Jam, gave Bill Paul my pitch
To start a Bluegrass Band, that was my itch

Bill said, “Count me in, a band would be great”
“But you’ll need to get players to fill the slate”
I’m on it Bill, I’ll ask Sam Brown to fiddle
And get Bill Devinny on guitar in the middle

I planned to play tenor guitar and sing
And to be the MC, that was my thing
The mandolin player didn’t work out
We changed our plans and took another route

Bill Paul said to me at practice one day,
“Sam and I can handle all the lead play”
“If Charlie will play the mandolin chop”
Our search for a mando player can stop

That was agreeable, but we’re still thin
A bass was needed before we begin
The day before our first practice was held
Reid Griffin showed up and our fears were quelled 

That’s the birth of the DESERT SUN String Band
There’s been turn over but we’re still manned 
This year starts of our third performance season
I’m proud of these guys and with good reason

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