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There are those rare moments of seren-dipity, where things just
fall into place,says lead singer Sean Teslar of The Wild res,the
agship band for Healthy Rhythm Music
Services of Fair eld, Texas. The three-member band, who
describestheir music as Indie Folk, will perform their
rst headline concert this Friday, July 18that Healthy Rhythm
Community Art Gallery onthe Freestone County courthouse square.
Serendipity may be an apt depiction ofhow this group of
musicians, which includesSean, along with Tayton Mahone and
LinneaLippart, found each other, and were, subse -quently,
discovered by Gallery owner, KenVail. The three attend Navarro
College in Corsi -cana, Texas. Sean and Linnea met rst andbegan to
play music together. We werejust messing around with some covers
inbetween classes, says Linnea. I blame one song on us meeting,
says
Tayton, a cover of an Australian Indie bandcalled Boy &
Bear. He stopped to talk withthe other two, and before long, the
threebecame band mates. On the other hand, Vail was introduced
tothe group by Navarro College art professor,Jon Boles, while
serving as a judge for anart contest. Vail admired the poster art
cre -
ated by Tayton, and then found out that thecollege student was
in a band.
Thirty seconds into their audition, I justknew, says Vail.
At the time, the band mates had only beentogether 5-1/2 months,
but according toVail, it sounded as if they had been
playingtogether for years. Sean Teslar plays acoustic guitar for
thegroup, sings lead and writes the songs forThe Wild res
repertoire. He began song -writing at age 17, when a
relationshipended. It was very shallow in the begin -ning, relates
Sean. Although he still nds inspiration from loveand relationships,
Sean feels his writing hasmatured, since that rst attempt. Thefocus
is on lyrics -- telling a story, settinga mood, he says. Once the
words are inplace, the music is built around it. It was the lyrics
of his song Landlocked,written for a friend who passed away,
that
inspired Tayton to create the artwork thatbrought The Wild res
to Healthy RhythmMusic Services. In fact, Vail was so impressed
with Taytonsartwork, that he brought him onboard asthe sixteenth
artist represented by HealthyRhythm Community Art Gallery. Tayton
Mahone creates artwork for thegroup and plays the standup bass. Its
abig instrument, with a big stage presence,he says. The instrument
is actually a recent studyfor Tayton, who was a trombone player
sincesixth grade. I read about it, and picked itup, he says.
In fact, Tayton had only been playing thestandup bass about 3 or
4 days, when he
rst met his band mates. Yet, after hearing
a few of their songs, he immediately beganworking out bass lines
for them. Tayton is currently dabbling in the banjoand mandolin,
hoping to eventually incor-porate these instruments into the music
ofThe Wild res. Linnea Lippart is the female vocalist forthe group,
singing mostly harmony andsome lead. We like a lot of harmony
heavysongs, she says, so it makes for a good t. Linnea has been
singing in church since she
was about 10 years old, andis a member of the choir atNavarro
College. The three are native to
the area. Richland is Seanshometown, although heknows many
people fromCorsicana. Tayton hailsfrom the small town of Mil -dred.
Linnea, originallyfrom Kentucky, has livedin Kerens since she was
11years old. As The Wild res continueto perform together, theirmain
goal is creating musicthat connects to people.We want people to
like usbecause we create musicthat speaks to them, saysLinnea.
Other goals, in working
with Healthy Rhythm MusicServices, include step-ping up their
equipmentgame, recording an EPof selected original songs,and
building up their fanbase through live performances. Shout out to
Ken [Vail] for the opportu -nity! says Linnea. Ken has opened doors
and shown us roadsthat we didnt know existed, adds Sean. The Wild
res will perform on Friday, July18th at Healthy Rhythm Community
Art Gal -lery. Wortham-based Southern Alternative
Rock band, The Pitchforks, will open. Tickets are $5 in advance;
$10 at thedoor. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. with the
musicbeginning at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited. New 13 x 19 Gig
Poster by Tayton Mahonewill be available for purchase during
theshow. For more information, contact Ken Vail at
(323) 270-6284 or via emailat healthyrhythm.com Karen Leidy
reporting.
Indie Folk Band Ignites Fans
(At left): Poster art byTayton Mahone, inspired bythe lyrics of
Landlocked,an original song by TheWild res.
(At top): Band membersSean Teslar - Lead Singerand Acoustic
Guitar, TaytonMahone - Standup Bass andLinnea Lippart - Vocals.
The Wildfires Perform Headline Concert Friday in Fairfield,
Tx
Breaking ground at thesoon-to-be-built StoneLeafhousing
development on
July 9th are (front row, from left) StoneLeafPrincipal Victoria
Sugrue;Place 3 CouncilmanMike Steward; Place 5Councilman Kenny
Hughes;
Place 1 Councilman JoeLee Kirgan; Mayor RoyHill; Place 4
Councilman
Jerry Don Sanders; City Administrator Jeff Looney;Opal Oliver
and PublicWorks Director ClydeWoods; (back row) CitySecretary Jana
Taylor;StoneLeaf Principal MikeSugrue; Debbie Nesbiit;Ralph Hughes;
and Fair eldPolice Of cer David Utsey.Building will commencesoon on
the apartments.For more information,visit www.stoneleafhomes.com
.
(Photo by Patricia Pratt andcourtesy of The Fair
eldRecorder)
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Breaking Groundon Local Housing Project
