Chris Harford is one of the most amazing and influential musicians I’ve been lucky enough to have in my life. Dave and Scott have been playing with him forever and I was lucky enough to be brought into The Band Of Changes fold a good 10 plus years ago. Chris is just one of those people who’s energy and passion for what he’s doing is contagious. I have rarely had more fun on stage than when I’m playing with The Band Of Changes. It’s raw, pensive, playful, painful, spirited and violent all wrapped up in one thing. I often credit playing with Chris to being a necessary part of my musical puzzle that led me to be able to do the Further gig. Chris thought me how to play with a singer. How to shut the hell up behind the song when I should shut the hell up and to play with a feel I had little comfort in before my tenure with The BOC. Chris and I along with Scott and Dave and an incredible cast of amazing musicians had just recently completed Chris’ new record, Horn Of Plenty, and I was listening to it on a long drive and was overwhelmed with emotion while hearing Chris deliver his full heart on every song. We did a pretty great cover of Neil Young’s Hippy Dream on that record and and I had this vision of Chris joining us on stage with JRAD to deliver a rendition to close out the run. People need to know Chris if they don’t. He’s a true force

-Joe Russo (Relix Magazine)

http://www.jambands.com/features/2016/10/24/joe-russo-s-hooteroll-revival-and-reunion/?2

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