[Vision2020] dance party invitation

[bill london]

Dance Party Planned for Local Band’s First CD

Sagin’ Time will celebrate the release of their first CD, “The Taste of 
Life Itself,” with a public dance party at Mikey’s Gyros, on Main Street 
in Moscow, on Friday, October 17, at 8pm. Sagin’ Time is a five-member 
Moscow-based band that describes its music as “Dance-adelic Rainbow Rock.”

Sagin’ Time opened for Big Brother and the Holding Company at their two 
Moscow shows in September.

At the party, Sagin' Time will play two short sets, and will offer CD’s 
and posters for sale. Refreshments will include coffee, soft drinks, 
cake and snacks. Admission is free but Sagin' Time will be accepting 
donations for Nancy Casey's gardening project in Matenwa, Haiti.

The CD is the first for the band, and is dedicated to Peter Basoa for 
his many contributions to the local music scene over the years. After 
the debut party, the CD will be available for purchase at Paradise Ridge 
and at Hastings in Moscow.

More information about the band, and photos of the latest performance, 
are available at http://sagesrock.com


Sagin’ Time

Sagin' Time is a five-piece folk/rock band formed in Moscow, Idaho, in 
1992. The band has produced and released a CD, "Taste of Life Itself." 
The band shares its uniquely upbeat and danceable sound at festivals, 
concerts, and private parties throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Sagin' Time mixes celebration music from around the world to form a 
positive and inclusive sound they call, "Dance-adelic Rainbow Rock."

The band is proud to attract a diverse audience to their performances, 
bringing little children as well as adults to the dance floor. With the 
unusual addition of flute and hand percussion to guitars, keyboards and 
drum set, the result is a rich sound that appeals to people of diverse 
ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Building on their bouncing beat, the band adds positive lyrical messages 
of harmony and hope. The result is music they call "good for both ends 
of your spine."

Sagin' Time has played at public festivals and outdoor concerts in the 
Inland Northwest region, as well as for private venues like weddings and 
parties. Their multi-generational and multi-cultural music is ideal for 
the stage at any festive event.

Sagin' Time is the band to get the audience dancing and smiling!


Meet the band:

Sharon Cousins provides vocals and plays flute for Sagin' Time. Her 
fascination with the flute has continued from age 10, except for a 
temporary shift to guitar in her teens. Sharon and her husband, Joshua 
Yeidel, moved to the Palouse region near Moscow, Idaho, in 1976, and 
formed the nucleus of several local folk-rock bands, 
Sun-on-the-Mountain, Jasper, and We Here Now. In 1992, they started 
Sagin' Time and continue to compose all the band's original songs.

Joshua Yeidel plays guitar, keyboards, and sings. His lifelong interest 
in music and singing inspired his mother to buy Joshua his first guitar 
at age 13. He also learned to play keyboards and played with numerous 
bands and as a solo street musician throughout his early adulthood. In 
December of 1971, he met his future wife, Sharon Cousins, when they both 
played guitar on the streets of San Fransisco. Joshua is a self-taught 
computer worker, now employed as an Information Systems Manager at 
Washington State University.

LuAnn Scott is the bass guitarist. Her involvement in music began with 
piano lessons as at age 6 and later included playing clarinet, bass 
horn, snare drum, organ, and guitar. Twenty years ago, she traded her 
acoustic guitar for an electric bass guitar. On bass, she jammed with 
friends, playing folk, rock and punk tunes. In 1992, she joined her 
first band, Sagin' Time. LuAnn is a molecular biologist and manages a 
research laboratory at the University of Idaho.

Michelle Ward plays lead guitar. Her parents recognized her musical 
talents, encouraged Michelle to sample a variety of instruments, and 
bought her a guitar when she was in the fifth grade. She played in bands 
and jazz combos through her high school and college years, including 
local groups Aurora, an all-woman folk-rock band, Con Brio!, a classical 
guitar duo, and the early music group The Carliol Consort. Michelle 
graduated from the University of Idaho in 1988 with a bachelor's degree 
and in 1991 with a master's degree, both in guitar performance. She 
established GTR Guitar Studio in 1993 where she teaches guitar and music 
theory. She joined Sagin' Time in 1992.

Liz Foster is Sagin' Time's drummer. After trying many different 
instruments as a child, she took up folk guitar in her 20's. Playing 
guitar, she performed with her brother and sisters. She later 
corresponded with Sharon Cousins through an Internet chat group, and in 
1997, visited her in Moscow. Later that year, Liz moved to Moscow. In 
1998, she took up drums and joined Sagin' Time as their drummer.